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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 frequently do on warm evenings?
(a) Fishes on the pond.
(b) Plays the flute in his boat.
(c) Goes for a walk.
(d) Star gazes.

2. Which bird does Thoreau doubt has ever profaned Walden Pond?
(a) A finch.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A seagull.

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

4. What happened to Breed's hut?
(a) It burned down.
(b) It was abandoned.
(c) A family of birds nested there.
(d) It was used as a wood shed.

5. What does Thoreau see in the clear water of the pond one November day?
(a) A school of perch.
(b) A large turtle.
(c) A heron.
(d) A muskrat family.

Short Answer Questions

1. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."

2. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?

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

4. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?

5. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."

(see the answer key)

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