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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?
(a) The landscape.
(b) The house.
(c) Its crop production.
(d) Its remoteness.

2. What book does Thoreau keep on his table throughout the summer?
(a) Homer's Iliad.
(b) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(c) Cervantes' Don Quixote.
(d) The Bible.

3. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Beans.

4. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?
(a) $192.47
(b) $56.08.
(c) $364.92
(d) $28.12.

5. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Went for a walk.
(b) Read a book.
(c) Gathered food from his garden.
(d) Bathed in the pond.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

3. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?

4. What did Thoreau imagine doing?

5. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?

(see the answer key)

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