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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one hunter use as a musical instrument?
(a) A saw.
(b) Grass.
(c) Spoons.
(d) A tree leaf.

2. Thoreau feels it isn't important to provide this for his visitors.
(a) Food.
(b) A place to sit.
(c) Drink.
(d) Conversation.

3. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?
(a) Wiltshire Pond.
(b) Concord Pond.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) Catfish Pond.

4. What animal does Thoreau sometimes eat with relish?
(a) Boiled rabbit.
(b) Barbecued woodchuck.
(c) Fried rat.
(d) Roasted squirrel.

5. What does Thoreau do to test the strength of the ice?
(a) He throws stones on it.
(b) He jumps on it.
(c) He cuts out small pieces and measures them.
(d) He stands on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?

2. What does Thoreau uncover as he hoes the bean-field?

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

4. What winter bird does Thoreau amuse himself by watching?

5. What animal grows to be four feet long, yet is rarely seen by humans?

(see the answer key)

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