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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?
(a) Bar-room.
(b) Post Office.
(c) Grocery.
(d) School.

2. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?
(a) The night sky.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Thoreau's philosophy.
(d) The sound of a flute.

3. What does Thoreau hear from town in his bean-field on gala days?
(a) Military gunfire.
(b) A brass band.
(c) Church bells.
(d) The train whistle.

4. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?
(a) Road signs.
(b) The railroad.
(c) A river.
(d) A wooded path.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?

2. What kind of tree is two feet in diameter?

3. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?

4. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?

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

(see the answer key)

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