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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?
(a) Goats bleating.
(b) The wind in the trees.
(c) Birds singing.
(d) Cows lowing.

2. What bird sings to Thoreau as he works in the bean-field?
(a) A Brown Thrasher.
(b) A Sparrow.
(c) A Finch.
(d) A Robin.

3. What is the name of the Plymouth Colony governor who wasn't fed by the king of the tribe he visited?
(a) Winslow.
(b) Atkinson.
(c) Carruthers.
(d) Thompson.

4. What does Thoreau usually carry back to Walden Pond from the village?
(a) A new book.
(b) A bag of rye.
(c) A light heart.
(d) A loaf of bread.

5. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."
(a) Truth.
(b) Love.
(c) Reality.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the morning?

2. How much is Thoreau's profit from the bean-field?

3. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?

4. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?

5. Who carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions?

(see the answer key)

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