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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Once More to the Lake, Fall, Memorandum, Coon Hunt and Intimations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. White wrote that a gentleman had come to his house to adjust what the other day in "Fall"?
(a) Eyeglasses.
(b) A compass.
(c) A plow.
(d) A rifle sight.

2. When was "Walden" written?
(a) April, 1939.
(b) June, 1939.
(c) August, 1941.
(d) September, 1940.

3. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Gordon's Gin.
(b) Standard Oil.
(c) Camel cigarettes.
(d) The World's Fair.

4. White wrote that he did not think there is any considerable good in what, in "Sanitation"?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Clarity of thought.
(c) Punctuality.
(d) Fishing in the rain.

5. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did White write an imaginary letter in "Walden"?

2. In "Freedom," White berated those who are inclined to think positively about the results brought about by what?

3. How many births were there in the town the last year in "Fall"?

4. What crop did White claim had done well there in "Fall" that year?

5. Where had White taken a trip in "Walden"?

(see the answer key)

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