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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Doves.
(b) Nightingales.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Whip-poor-wills.

2. What does Thoreau wage a war with in his bean-field?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Small Animals.
(c) Insects.
(d) Mold.

3. How much does Thoreau spend on supplies for his bean-field?
(a) $35.21.
(b) $14.72.
(c) $21.76
(d) $17.24.

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

5. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) Thoreau's shelter.
(b) The bean field.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) A pine tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."

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

3. What are the necessities of life?

4. "The true husbandman will cease from..."

5. What does Thoreau usually carry back to Walden Pond from the village?

(see the answer key)

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