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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thoreau often find his way home in the dark?
(a) He ties a rope along the path.
(b) He uses a walking stick.
(c) He looks up at the opening between the trees above the path.
(d) He uses a torch.

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

3. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?
(a) A patron of the fine arts.
(b) A town of historical significance.
(c) A major railway stop.
(d) A tourist town.

4. What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Ants.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "The true husbandman will cease from..."

2. What happens when Thoreau goes fishing?

3. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."

4. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?

5. Who does Thoreau help toward the north star?

(see the answer key)

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