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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."
(a) Thrill.
(b) Ease.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Liberty.

2. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A woodchuck.

3. "The adventurous student will always study..."
(a) Classics.
(b) Latin.
(c) History.
(d) Theology.

4. Who is never alone?
(a) A writer.
(b) A hermit.
(c) An angel.
(d) The devil.

5. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...
(a) Religious Missions.
(b) False Pretenses.
(c) Trivial business.
(d) Charity Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one Concord Trader use as a sign for his store?

2. How much does Thoreau spend on supplies for his bean-field?

3. What animal's sound ushers in the night?

4. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?

5. "As long as possible live free and..."

(see the answer key)

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