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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to a settler's family in Sutton in 1717?
(a) Their house burned down.
(b) They couldn't pay their taxes and were forced to move.
(c) Their cottage was completely buried in snow.
(d) They were forced off their land by a flood.

2. What kind of fish does Thoreau try to catch in the winter?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Pickerel.
(c) Perch.
(d) Trout.

3. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?
(a) Bullfrog.
(b) Owl.
(c) Fox.
(d) Cat.

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

5. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?
(a) The trees on the shores were cut down.
(b) The spring dried up.
(c) A family of muskrats moved in.
(d) The fish were depopulated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Breed's hut?

2. Thoreau hates the name of what local pond ?

3. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?

4. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?

5. Who came the farthest to visit Thoreau in the winter?

(see the answer key)

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