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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?
(a) Church bells.
(b) Choirs singing.
(c) Families walking in the forest.
(d) Organ music.

2. What does Thoreau uncover as he hoes the bean-field?
(a) The remains of animals.
(b) Tree stumps.
(c) Buried treasure.
(d) Native artifacts.

3. What is the name of the Plymouth Colony governor who wasn't fed by the king of the tribe he visited?
(a) Thompson.
(b) Winslow.
(c) Carruthers.
(d) Atkinson.

4. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?
(a) Three miles.
(b) One mile.
(c) Half a mile.
(d) Two miles.

5. "The adventurous student will always study..."
(a) Theology.
(b) Classics.
(c) History.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau like to have between himself and a conversation partner?

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

3. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?

4. Who is never alone?

5. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?

(see the answer key)

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