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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 from town in his bean-field on gala days?
(a) Military gunfire.
(b) Church bells.
(c) The train whistle.
(d) A brass band.

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

3. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
(a) Goldenrod.
(b) The sand cherry.
(c) Sumach.
(d) Johnswort.

4. What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together?
(a) Five miles.
(b) Seven miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) 800 yards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?

2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?

3. "The adventurous student will always study..."

4. What does Thoreau state men have lost when planting crops?

5. What are the necessities of life?

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