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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?
(a) $8.71.
(b) $12.46.
(c) $21.34.
(d) $5.93.
2. What does Thoreau hear from town in his bean-field on gala days?
(a) Church bells.
(b) The train whistle.
(c) Military gunfire.
(d) A brass band.
3. What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings?
(a) Fishes on the pond.
(b) Plays the flute in his boat.
(c) Goes for a walk.
(d) Star gazes.
4. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."
(a) Freedom.
(b) Love.
(c) Reality.
(d) Truth.
5. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?
(a) Europe.
(b) New York.
(c) Literary circles.
(d) Paris and Oxford.
6. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?
(a) $364.92
(b) $28.12.
(c) $192.47
(d) $56.08.
7. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?
(a) Cows lowing.
(b) Goats bleating.
(c) The wind in the trees.
(d) Birds singing.
8. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...
(a) Charity Work.
(b) False Pretenses.
(c) Religious Missions.
(d) Trivial business.
9. What does Thoreau like to have between himself and a conversation partner?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A Table.
(c) The pond.
(d) A space of at least 2 feet.
10. "The swiftest traveler is he that goes..."
(a) As the crow flies.
(b) By Train.
(c) Afoot.
(d) By Horse.
11. Where is Walden Pond located?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Keswick, England.
(c) Concord, Massachusetts.
(d) Albany, New York.
12. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?
(a) Chickadees.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Chipmunks.
(d) Squirrels.
13. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:
(a) Sun showers.
(b) Hail.
(c) Snowstorms.
(d) Thunderstorms.
14. "The true husbandman will cease from..."
(a) Fear.
(b) Idleness.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Toil.
15. What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Seven miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) 800 yards.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
2. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
3. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
4. Who does Thoreau help toward the north star?
5. What does Thoreau usually carry back to Walden Pond from the village?
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