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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
(a) A book.
(b) Myself.
(c) Solitude.
(d) God.

2. 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.

3. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."
(a) Stupid.
(b) Illiterate.
(c) Hardworking.
(d) Ignorant.

4. "The swiftest traveler is he that goes..."
(a) Afoot.
(b) As the crow flies.
(c) By Horse.
(d) By Train.

5. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?
(a) Convenience.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what do the smells from the train remind Thoreau?

2. What does Thoreau uncover as he hoes the bean-field?

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

4. What is the name of the Plymouth Colony governor who wasn't fed by the king of the tribe he visited?

5. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."

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