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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years and two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years and six months.

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

4. Where have loons been caught with fishing hooks, eighty feet below the water's surface?
(a) New York.
(b) Maine.
(c) Quebec.
(d) Massachusetts.

5. Thoreau speaks of visitors from what charitable institution?
(a) The Salvation Army.
(b) The church.
(c) The almshouse.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau hope to avoid by harvesting early?

2. Thoreau is inclined to be a...

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

4. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?

5. "He that does not eat need not..."

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