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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thoreau describe the temperature when he began to plaster his house?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Hot.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Chilly.

2. To what does Thoreau compare his body?
(a) A temple.
(b) A holy vessel.
(c) A machine.
(d) A mighty animal.

3. What fruit never reaches Boston?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Huckleberries.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Strawberries.

4. What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Ants.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

5. What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond?
(a) Crane.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Crow.
(d) Owl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?

2. What happened to a settler's family in Sutton in 1717?

3. What happened to Breed's hut?

4. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?

5. "Objects of charity are not..."

(see the answer key)

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