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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Half a mile.
(c) One mile.
(d) Three miles.

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

3. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Morning air.
(d) Companionship.

4. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) The bean field.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) Thoreau's shelter.
(d) Walden Pond.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?

2. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?

3. What does Thoreau do to pass the time on winter evenings?

4. What does Thoreau see in the clear water of the pond one November day?

5. "Nature has no human inhabitant who..."

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