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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 did Thoreau say confused most people about Brown?

2. What was Brown hoping to free with his attack?

3. What did Thoreau say he never had on his walks?

4. What did Thoreau ask permission to do at the beginning of 'Walking'?

5. What did Thoreau say ruined man's thoughts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Thoreau say were the dangers of cultivation in 'Walking'?

5. How did Thoreau end 'Walking'?

6. What did Thoreau say was the main difference between Brown and the man he compared Brown to?

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

8. How did Thoreau begin his speech about John Brown?

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

10. What did Thoreau say about society's idea of improvement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Printing and newspapers were a major theme and device in this book. Where did they appear, and how were they used to send Thoreau's messages in a unique way?

Essay Topic 2

What historical events prompted some of the essays from this book, and what were Thoreau's opinions about them?

Essay Topic 3

What was Thoreau's definition of a truly principled man, and how did Thoreau's life coincide with this given definition?

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