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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Morning air.

2. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?
(a) The original owner of the property.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A town official.
(d) An old Indian woman.

3. What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings?
(a) Goes for a walk.
(b) Plays the flute in his boat.
(c) Fishes on the pond.
(d) Star gazes.

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

5. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."
(a) Ease.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Thrill.
(d) Liberty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What winter bird does Thoreau amuse himself by watching?

2. What kind of fish is most abundant in Walden Pond?

3. Who is never alone?

4. What fruit never reaches Boston?

5. Thoreau hates the name of what local pond ?

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