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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?
(a) A screech owl.
(b) A canary.
(c) A crow.
(d) A rooster.

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

3. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."
(a) Desperation.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Terror.
(d) Struggle.

4. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A university.
(b) A library.
(c) A seminary.
(d) A think tank.

5. Who carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Edmund Hillary.
(c) Captain James Cook.
(d) Magellan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?

3. What book does Thoreau keep on his table throughout the summer?

4. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?

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

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