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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?
(a) McLachlan.
(b) Hollowell.
(c) Biggins.
(d) Smith.

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

3. What animal's sound ushers in the night?
(a) The hawk's scream.
(b) The bullfrog's trump.
(c) The coyote's yelp.
(d) The whip-poor-will's cry.

4. What is the morning?
(a) The awakening hour.
(b) A spritual moment.
(c) A time for reflection.
(d) A time for poets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?

2. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?

3. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?

4. What did Thoreau imagine doing?

5. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:

(see the answer key)

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