2. What happened to a settler's family in Sutton in 1717?
(a) They couldn't pay their taxes and were forced to move.
(b) Their house burned down.
(c) They were forced off their land by a flood.
(d) Their cottage was completely buried in snow.

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

4. What color is the ice from Walden Pond?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

5. What happens when Thoreau goes fishing?
(a) He feels pride.
(b) He is at peace.
(c) He mourns the death of the fish.
(d) He has less self-respect.

6. What animal was Thoreau surprised to see walking along the shore of the pond?
(a) A dog.
(b) A beaver.
(c) A cat.
(d) A wolf.

7. What does Thoreau say he chanced upon one day?
(a) Buried treasure.
(b) The end of a rainbow.
(c) A family of deer.
(d) An eclipse.

8. What kind of literature does Thoreau like best?
(a) Scripture.
(b) Classics.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Fiction.

9. What does Thoreau call his time at Walden Pond?
(a) An experiment.
(b) A an exercise in futility.
(c) A lonely period.
(d) A seclusion.

10. Where did Thoreau consider living before Walden Pond?
(a) Baker Farm.
(b) Pleasant Meadow.
(c) White Pond.
(d) Shangri-la.

11. On what day in 1852 was Walden first completely open?
(a) March 23rd.
(b) March 28th.
(c) April 18th.
(d) April 1st.

12. How is Walden Pond described by the locals?
(a) Fertile.
(b) Muddy.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Bottomless.

13. What date does Thoreau leave Walden?
(a) October 6th, 1847.
(b) September 6th, 1845.
(c) October 6h, 1846.
(d) September 6th, 1847.

14. Which animals get under Thoreau's house as spring beings?
(a) Chipmunks.
(b) Mice.
(c) Red squirrels.
(d) Black squirrels.

15. "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy..."
(a) Hardship.
(b) Youth.
(c) Bounty.
(d) Despair.