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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of U.S. territories was Brown most interested in serving in?
(a) Original colonies.
(b) Slave states.
(c) Free states.
(d) New territories.

2. Who did Thoreau invite to be a citizen with him?
(a) The children.
(b) The students.
(c) The reader.
(d) The pure in heart.

3. What month did Brown lead his attack?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

4. What direction did Thoreau say most men tended to walk in when given the chance?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

5. Who did Thoreau like to have with him on his walks?
(a) Nobody.
(b) A close friend.
(c) His daughter.
(d) A student.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thoreau say he wanted to be a citizen of?

2. What did Thoreau like to walk through?

3. What did Thoreau say we should let our thoughts do?

4. What did Thoreau say confused most people about Brown?

5. What did Thoreau say the walls we need to break down were hindering?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Thoreau say Nature would do for a walker?

2. Where did Thoreau say most men would walk if given the choice, and why?

3. What animal did Thoreau compare himself to when walking, and why?

4. How did Thoreau end 'Walking'?

5. What was Thoreau most critical of newspapers for in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?

6. What did Thoreau say his walking was a metaphor of?

7. What did Thoreau say men should try to walk unencumbered by?

8. Why was Thoreau free to go wherever he wanted on his daily walks?

9. How did Thoreau show his ideal relationship between man and nature?

10. What did Thoreau say about American's gravitating toward the West?

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