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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Nature has no human inhabitant who..."
(a) Treats her well.
(b) Loves her.
(c) Respects her.
(d) Appreciates her.

3. Who came the farthest to visit Thoreau in the winter?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A poet.
(d) A hunter.

4. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."
(a) Witches.
(b) The devil.
(c) The dark.
(d) Their imaginations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."

2. What kind of fish does Thoreau try to catch in the winter?

3. Which bird does Thoreau doubt has ever profaned Walden Pond?

4. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?

5. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:

(see the answer key)

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