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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Chipmunks.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Chickadees.

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

3. What does Thoreau hope to avoid by harvesting early?
(a) Loss to animals.
(b) Rain.
(c) Rot.
(d) Frost.

4. What animals are likely to thrive no matter what?
(a) Squirrels and mice.
(b) Wolves and Coyotes.
(c) Rabbits and partridges.
(d) Foxes and Owls.

5. What did Thoreau use during his second winter at Walden Pond?
(a) A stove.
(b) Snowshoes.
(c) Skis.
(d) A chimney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?

2. Who is never alone?

3. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?

4. What does Thoreau state men have lost when planting crops?

5. What animal does Thoreau describe as "rudimental, burrowing men"?

(see the answer key)

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