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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals are likely to thrive no matter what?
(a) Foxes and Owls.
(b) Wolves and Coyotes.
(c) Rabbits and partridges.
(d) Squirrels and mice.

2. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?
(a) For practice.
(b) To show off to his neighbors.
(c) For the news.
(d) For the pictures.

3. What are the necessities of life?
(a) Food, shelter, clothing, and sunlight.
(b) Food, shelter, clothing, and fuel.
(c) Food, shelter, land, and freedom.
(d) Love, happiness, family, and religion.

4. What does Thoreau state was a pleasant pastime?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Visiting friends.
(c) Housework.
(d) The theater.

5. What does Thoreau usually do after hoeing?
(a) Goes for a walk.
(b) Talks to his neighbor.
(c) Rests in the shade.
(d) Swims in the pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Thoreau discover missing?

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

3. "If you would be chaste, you must be..."

4. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?

5. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?

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