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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(b) Experience everything the world offered.
(c) Like each day was my last.
(d) To the fullest.

2. What does one Concord Trader use as a sign for his store?
(a) A Wagon Wheel.
(b) A salt fish.
(c) A Wooden plank.
(d) A bear hide.

3. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."
(a) Their imaginations.
(b) The devil.
(c) The dark.
(d) Witches.

4. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?
(a) Walking and hiking.
(b) Hunting and Fishing.
(c) Skiing and swimming.
(d) Reading and playing cards.

5. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?
(a) $8.71.
(b) $12.46.
(c) $21.34.
(d) $5.93.

Short Answer Questions

1. "As long as possible live free and..."

2. What does Thoreau do when ice first forms on the pond?

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

4. What does Thoreau usually do after hoeing?

5. What does Thoreau do to test the strength of the ice?

(see the answer key)

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