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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) Footprints and broken tree branches.
(b) The sound of laughter.
(c) Flashing lights.
(d) The smell of a pipe.

2. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Whip-poor-wills.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Nightingales.
(d) Doves.

3. What does Thoreau sell before he moves into the woods?
(a) His gun.
(b) His watch.
(c) His books.
(d) His horse.

4. How long does Thoreau stay in jail?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) A month.
(d) One day.

5. Where is Walden Pond located?
(a) Keswick, England.
(b) Concord, Massachusetts.
(c) Albany, New York.
(d) Portland, Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?

2. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?

3. "In dealing with truth we are..."

4. Who came the farthest to visit Thoreau in the winter?

5. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?

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