4. What animal does Thoreau sometimes eat with relish?
(a) Boiled rabbit.
(b) Roasted squirrel.
(c) Fried rat.
(d) Barbecued woodchuck.

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

6. What does Thoreau sometimes dream of owning?
(a) A library.
(b) A horse.
(c) A large house.
(d) A gun.

7. What dramatic event occurs while Thoreau lives at Walden Pond?
(a) His mother dies.
(b) His house burns down.
(c) He is shot by a hunter.
(d) He spends a night in jail.

8. In a battle recorded by Olus Magnus, what do the victorious ants do?
(a) Enslave the young of their enemy hive.
(b) Eat the bodies of their dead enemies.
(c) Form a circle around their dead enemies.
(d) Bury the bodies of their own soldiers.

9. "If you would be chaste, you must be..."
(a) Pure.
(b) Temperate.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Mindful.

10. What did Thoreau use during his second winter at Walden Pond?
(a) A stove.
(b) A chimney.
(c) Snowshoes.
(d) Skis.

11. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?
(a) He will learn how to fish.
(b) He will move to a different town.
(c) He will come over for dinner.
(d) He will improve himself.

12. What winter bird does Thoreau amuse himself by watching?
(a) A blue jay.
(b) A chickadee.
(c) A cardinal.
(d) A barred owl.

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

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

15. What should we come home with after adventures?
(a) Experience and character.
(b) Knowledge and confidence.
(c) Money and wealth.
(d) Wisdom and direction.