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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who came the farthest to visit Thoreau in the winter?
(a) A poet.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A farmer.

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

5. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."
(a) Comfort.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Ease.
(d) Thrill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fish is most abundant in Walden Pond?

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

3. "Walden is a perfect forest mirror" in which season?

4. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?

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

(see the answer key)

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