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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?
(a) Upper Canada.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Hong Kong.

2. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?
(a) Withering flowers.
(b) Prowling animals.
(c) Singing birds.
(d) Tree leaves.

3. What does Thoreau do to pass the time on winter evenings?
(a) He reads.
(b) He dreams.
(c) He writes.
(d) He whittles.

4. What animal's sound ushers in the night?
(a) The hawk's scream.
(b) The coyote's yelp.
(c) The bullfrog's trump.
(d) The whip-poor-will's cry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?

2. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?

3. What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings?

4. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?

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

(see the answer key)

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