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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?
(a) $12.46.
(b) $21.34.
(c) $8.71.
(d) $5.93.

2. What does Thoreau hope to avoid by harvesting early?
(a) Frost.
(b) Loss to animals.
(c) Rain.
(d) Rot.

3. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?
(a) Streetcar.
(b) Railroad cars.
(c) Lumber mill whistle.
(d) Horse-pulled wagon.

4. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?
(a) A river.
(b) A wooded path.
(c) The railroad.
(d) Road signs.

5. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?
(a) 7:00 AM.
(b) 5:00 AM.
(c) 8:00 AM.
(d) 6:00 AM.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thoreau help toward the north star?

2. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...

3. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?

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

5. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

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