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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Thoreau use to watch the war more closely?
(a) A monocle.
(b) A microscope.
(c) A magnifying glass.
(d) A telescope.

2. Where have loons been caught with fishing hooks, eighty feet below the water's surface?
(a) Quebec.
(b) New York.
(c) Maine.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. According to tales, who planted the beech grove?
(a) Owls.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) A wandering minstrel.
(d) Indians.

4. Thoreau hates the name of what local pond ?
(a) Mill Pond.
(b) White Pond.
(c) Flint's Pond.
(d) Fish Pond.

5. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?
(a) Smith.
(b) McLachlan.
(c) Hollowell.
(d) Biggins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird comes to the pond in the fall?

2. Who or what does Thoreau visit?

3. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?

4. Which bird does Thoreau doubt has ever profaned Walden Pond?

5. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?

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