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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Objects of charity are not..."
(a) Guests.
(b) Desirable.
(c) Invited.
(d) Welcome.

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

3. What does Thoreau do to test the strength of the ice?
(a) He cuts out small pieces and measures them.
(b) He stands on it.
(c) He throws stones on it.
(d) He jumps on it.

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

5. What did Thoreau use during his second winter at Walden Pond?
(a) A stove.
(b) A chimney.
(c) Skis.
(d) Snowshoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau say he chanced upon one day?

2. What animal grows to be four feet long, yet is rarely seen by humans?

3. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?

4. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?

5. Where have loons been caught with fishing hooks, eighty feet below the water's surface?

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