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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Thoreau do when ice first forms on the pond?
(a) He goes skating.
(b) He lies on the ice and examines the bottom of the pond.
(c) He writes a poem about it.
(d) He goes ice fishing.
2. What does one Concord Trader use as a sign for his store?
(a) A Wagon Wheel.
(b) A bear hide.
(c) A salt fish.
(d) A Wooden plank.
3. "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy..."
(a) Hardship.
(b) Bounty.
(c) Despair.
(d) Youth.
4. What animal was Thoreau surprised to see walking along the shore of the pond?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A beaver.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.
5. Why does Thoreau reject the suggestion of owning a visitor's book?
(a) He has a good memory.
(b) He believes it's an unnecessary luxury.
(c) He doesn't have enough visitors.
(d) He can't afford to buy one.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."
2. To what howling animal does Thoreau compare the loon?
3. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
4. "It is not worth the while to live by..."
5. In what does Thoreau claim to have indulged very little?
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