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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau do to pass the time on winter evenings?
(a) He whittles.
(b) He dreams.
(c) He reads.
(d) He writes.

2. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?
(a) A town official.
(b) A hunter.
(c) An old Indian woman.
(d) The original owner of the property.

3. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?
(a) Upper Canada.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Waterloo.

4. What animal's sound ushers in the night?
(a) The whip-poor-will's cry.
(b) The hawk's scream.
(c) The bullfrog's trump.
(d) The coyote's yelp.

5. What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond?
(a) Crow.
(b) Owl.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Crane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:

2. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."

3. What kind of fish does Thoreau try to catch in the winter?

4. Which bird does Thoreau doubt has ever profaned Walden Pond?

5. What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings?

(see the answer key)

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