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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau do when ice first forms on the pond?
(a) He writes a poem about it.
(b) He goes skating.
(c) He lies on the ice and examines the bottom of the pond.
(d) He goes ice fishing.

2. What book does Thoreau keep on his table throughout the summer?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Homer's Iliad.
(c) Cervantes' Don Quixote.
(d) Milton's Paradise Lost.

3. For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him?
(a) Directions.
(b) A meal.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A cup of coffee.

4. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?
(a) He will come over for dinner.
(b) He will move to a different town.
(c) He will learn how to fish.
(d) He will improve himself.

5. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A canary.
(c) A screech owl.
(d) A crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau usually carry back to Walden Pond from the village?

2. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?

3. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?

4. "As long as possible live free and..."

5. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."

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