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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Thoreau goes fishing?
(a) He is at peace.
(b) He mourns the death of the fish.
(c) He has less self-respect.
(d) He feels pride.

2. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A woodchuck.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A squirrel.

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

4. What kind of tree is two feet in diameter?
(a) Yellow ash.
(b) Maple.
(c) Black birch.
(d) Green oak.

5. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A library.
(b) A seminary.
(c) A think tank.
(d) A university.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The village appeared to me a great..."

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

3. What does Thoreau see in the clear water of the pond one November day?

4. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?

5. How does Thoreau often find his way home in the dark?

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