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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?
(a) The trees on the shores were cut down.
(b) A family of muskrats moved in.
(c) The fish were depopulated.
(d) The spring dried up.

3. What fruit never reaches Boston?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Huckleberries.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Mangoes.

4. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) The sound of laughter.
(b) Flashing lights.
(c) The smell of a pipe.
(d) Footprints and broken tree branches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Thoreau keep on his table throughout the summer?

2. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."

3. What animal's sound ushers in the night?

4. What should we come home with after adventures?

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

(see the answer key)

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