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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Thoreau use to watch the war more closely?

2. On what day in 1852 was Walden first completely open?

3. What animal does Thoreau sometimes eat with relish?

4. What kind of literature does Thoreau like best?

5. What animal grows to be four feet long, yet is rarely seen by humans?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thoreau describe the condition of the hut that John Field's family lives in?

2. Who is the poet with whom Thoreau has a conversation at the beginning of the chapter?

3. How does Thoreau feel after he witnesses the ants battling?

4. Why does Thoreau describe wood as a precious commodity?

5. Why does Thoreau leave Walden Pond?

6. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

7. What does Thoreau learn from his experiment?

8. What happened to the well on the Field's property?

9. What does Thoreau think John Field's future holds?

10. What do the hunters say is the downfall of the fox in the foxhunt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the societal benefits of education. Are highly educated people made noble by their knowledge? How is the world improved when general education requirements are created by the government?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay for or against vegetarianism. What are the impacts of your personal eating habits on your body, the environment, and the economy?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing the personal philosophies of another author involved in the Transcendentalist Movement with those belonging to Thoreau.

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