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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Thoreau keep on his table throughout the summer?
(a) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(b) Cervantes' Don Quixote.
(c) Homer's Iliad.
(d) The Bible.

2. What does Thoreau do when ice first forms on the pond?
(a) He lies on the ice and examines the bottom of the pond.
(b) He writes a poem about it.
(c) He goes skating.
(d) He goes ice fishing.

3. What do Thoreau's guests often do when they leave after dark?
(a) They spend the night at Walden Pond.
(b) They get lost.
(c) They ask Thoreau to walk them home.
(d) They go missing.

4. What animal grows to be four feet long, yet is rarely seen by humans?
(a) The lynx.
(b) The otter.
(c) The raccoon.
(d) The fox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau want to eat when it crosses his path?

2. What bird sings to Thoreau as he works in the bean-field?

3. How many chairs does Thoreau have in his house?

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

5. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."

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