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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Plymouth Colony governor who wasn't fed by the king of the tribe he visited?
(a) Winslow.
(b) Carruthers.
(c) Atkinson.
(d) Thompson.

2. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Read a book.
(b) Went for a walk.
(c) Gathered food from his garden.
(d) Bathed in the pond.

3. What fruit never reaches Boston?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Huckleberries.
(d) Raspberries.

4. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
(a) Solitude.
(b) A book.
(c) Myself.
(d) God.

5. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...
(a) Trivial business.
(b) Religious Missions.
(c) Charity Work.
(d) False Pretenses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?

2. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?

3. Where is Walden Pond located?

4. What animal does Thoreau sometimes eat with relish?

5. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?

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