Walden Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Walden Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together?
(a) Seven miles.
(b) 800 yards.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Two miles.

2. What was Thoreau doing in the village when he was arrested?
(a) Picking up a shoe from the cobbler's.
(b) Having a drink at the bar-room.
(c) Buying a newspaper.
(d) Selling beans.

3. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Like each day was my last.
(b) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(c) Experience everything the world offered.
(d) To the fullest.

4. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Nightingales.
(b) Whip-poor-wills.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Doves.

5. For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him?
(a) A meal.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) Directions.

6. How often does Thoreau go to the village?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Every day or two.
(c) Never.
(d) Once a month.

7. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) Flashing lights.
(b) Footprints and broken tree branches.
(c) The smell of a pipe.
(d) The sound of laughter.

8. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?
(a) Cows lowing.
(b) The wind in the trees.
(c) Birds singing.
(d) Goats bleating.

9. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?
(a) McLachlan.
(b) Hollowell.
(c) Smith.
(d) Biggins.

10. What does Thoreau state was a pleasant pastime?
(a) The theater.
(b) Housework.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Visiting friends.

11. "The village appeared to me a great..."
(a) News room.
(b) Beehive.
(c) Family.
(d) Anthill.

12. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?
(a) The Railway.
(b) The Government.
(c) The Post Office.
(d) The Church.

13. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Sun showers.
(c) Snowstorms.
(d) Hail.

14. Thoreau hates the name of what local pond ?
(a) Mill Pond.
(b) Fish Pond.
(c) White Pond.
(d) Flint's Pond.

15. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?
(a) A town of historical significance.
(b) A tourist town.
(c) A patron of the fine arts.
(d) A major railway stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?

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

3. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?

4. How much does Thoreau spend on supplies for his bean-field?

5. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."

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