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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Walden is a perfect forest mirror" in which season?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

3. What did Thoreau imagine doing?
(a) Buying a farm.
(b) Writing a book.
(c) Living off the land.
(d) Building a house.

4. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?
(a) Read Books.
(b) Hoed beans.
(c) Studied Philosophy.
(d) Wrote a book.

5. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(c) Virgil's Aeneid.
(d) The Farmer's Almanac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what does Thoreau visit?

2. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?

3. What does one hunter use as a musical instrument?

4. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?

5. What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond?

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