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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) The sound of laughter.
(b) Flashing lights.
(c) The smell of a pipe.
(d) Footprints and broken tree branches.

2. What bird does Thoreau hear almost every day in the winter?
(a) A duck.
(b) An eagle.
(c) An owl.
(d) A goose.

3. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(b) Like each day was my last.
(c) Experience everything the world offered.
(d) To the fullest.

4. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?
(a) 1 1/2 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 2 1/2 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

5. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."
(a) Rain.
(b) Animals.
(c) Sun.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."

2. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?

3. How does Thoreau describe the temperature when he began to plaster his house?

4. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."

5. In a battle recorded by Olus Magnus, what do the victorious ants do?

(see the answer key)

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