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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?
(a) Singing birds.
(b) Prowling animals.
(c) Withering flowers.
(d) Tree leaves.

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

3. What kind of fish is most abundant in Walden Pond?
(a) Pickerel.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Trout.
(d) Perch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond?

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

4. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?

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

(see the answer key)

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