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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 animal did Thoreau say he was like when he went walking?

2. What kind of man did Thoreau think Brown was?

3. Who did Thoreau invite to be a citizen with him?

4. What did Thoreau praise most about Brown?

5. How did Thoreau describe his thesis in 'Walking'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Brown taken to court for his raid and what happened there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

How did nature affect Thoreau, and how did Thoreau display his emphasis on the importance of nature in these essays?

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