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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."
(a) Wind.
(b) Sun.
(c) Rain.
(d) Animals.

4. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) Walden Pond.
(c) Thoreau's shelter.
(d) The bean field.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau usually carry back to Walden Pond from the village?

2. Thoreau speaks of visitors from what charitable institution?

3. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."

4. "The village appeared to me a great..."

5. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."

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