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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. Why did Thoreau say most men would never do what Brown did?

2. What did Thoreau like to walk through?

3. When did Thoreau deliver his speech about Brown?

4. What was Brown trying to fight with his attack?

5. What attribute did Thoreau say never came out on one of his walks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Thoreau not like about the media coverage of Brown and his attack?

3. Why did Thoreau say some people thought Brown was insane?

4. How did Thoreau end 'Walking'?

5. Why did Thoreau think Massachusetts was hypocritical?

6. Who did Thoreau compare Brown to in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown' and why?

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

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

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

10. What did Thoreau say about the natural state of the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How was the feeling of the essays altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

What was the main message of 'Life Without Principle', and how did Thoreau go about presenting this message?

Essay Topic 3

Who was John Brown, and how did this man affect Thoreau's life?

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