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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird sings to Thoreau as he works in the bean-field?
(a) A Finch.
(b) A Brown Thrasher.
(c) A Robin.
(d) A Sparrow.

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

3. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Hardworking.

4. What animal does Thoreau want to eat when it crosses his path?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A woodchuck.
(c) A duck.
(d) A squirrel.

5. What should we come home with after adventures?
(a) Money and wealth.
(b) Knowledge and confidence.
(c) Wisdom and direction.
(d) Experience and character.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The village appeared to me a great..."

2. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?

3. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?

4. What does Thoreau usually carry back to Walden Pond from the village?

5. Of what do the smells from the train remind Thoreau?

(see the answer key)

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