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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thoreau often find his way home in the dark?
(a) He uses a walking stick.
(b) He looks up at the opening between the trees above the path.
(c) He ties a rope along the path.
(d) He uses a torch.

2. What does one Concord Trader use as a sign for his store?
(a) A Wagon Wheel.
(b) A Wooden plank.
(c) A bear hide.
(d) A salt fish.

3. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?
(a) Independence Day, 1845.
(b) Memorial Day, 1847.
(c) Christmas Day, 1846.
(d) Martin Luther King Day, 1845.

4. What bird does Thoreau hear almost every day in the winter?
(a) A duck.
(b) An eagle.
(c) An owl.
(d) A goose.

5. What is the name of the Plymouth Colony governor who wasn't fed by the king of the tribe he visited?
(a) Winslow.
(b) Atkinson.
(c) Carruthers.
(d) Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird does Thoreau watch for hours in the fall?

2. What do Thoreau's guests often do when they leave after dark?

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

4. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?

5. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?

(see the answer key)

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