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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Hardworking.

2. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?
(a) Prowling animals.
(b) Tree leaves.
(c) Singing birds.
(d) Withering flowers.

3. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Morning air.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Poetry.

4. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
(a) A book.
(b) Myself.
(c) God.
(d) Solitude.

5. What item does Thoreau discover missing?
(a) A volume of Homer.
(b) His hoe.
(c) His fountain pen.
(d) His flint.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him?

2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?

3. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?

4. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."

5. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?

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