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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many chairs does Thoreau have in his house?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

2. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) The bean field.
(b) Thoreau's shelter.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) A pine tree.

3. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...
(a) Trivial business.
(b) Charity Work.
(c) False Pretenses.
(d) Religious Missions.

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

5. What is the morning?
(a) The awakening hour.
(b) A time for reflection.
(c) A time for poets.
(d) A spritual moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together?

2. What does Thoreau wage a war with in his bean-field?

3. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

4. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?

5. "The adventurous student will always study..."

(see the answer key)

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