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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal's sound ushers in the night?
(a) The whip-poor-will's cry.
(b) The hawk's scream.
(c) The coyote's yelp.
(d) The bullfrog's trump.

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

3. What are the necessities of life?
(a) Love, happiness, family, and religion.
(b) Food, shelter, land, and freedom.
(c) Food, shelter, clothing, and sunlight.
(d) Food, shelter, clothing, and fuel.

4. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?
(a) $364.92
(b) $28.12.
(c) $56.08.
(d) $192.47

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the morning?

2. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?

3. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?

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

5. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."

(see the answer key)

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