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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The village appeared to me a great..."
(a) News room.
(b) Family.
(c) Beehive.
(d) Anthill.

2. What does Thoreau wage a war with in his bean-field?
(a) Insects.
(b) Mold.
(c) Small Animals.
(d) Weeds.

3. In terms of the bean-field, what was Thoreau's greatest enemy?
(a) Woodchucks.
(b) Birds.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Deer.

4. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."
(a) Liberty.
(b) Thrill.
(c) Ease.
(d) Comfort.

5. Thoreau hates the name of what local pond ?
(a) Flint's Pond.
(b) Fish Pond.
(c) White Pond.
(d) Mill Pond.

6. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?
(a) Birds singing.
(b) Goats bleating.
(c) Cows lowing.
(d) The wind in the trees.

7. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?
(a) Hollowell.
(b) Biggins.
(c) McLachlan.
(d) Smith.

8. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Doves.
(c) Nightingales.
(d) Whip-poor-wills.

9. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?
(a) Post Office.
(b) School.
(c) Grocery.
(d) Bar-room.

10. "Nature has no human inhabitant who..."
(a) Treats her well.
(b) Loves her.
(c) Respects her.
(d) Appreciates her.

11. How long does Thoreau stay in jail?
(a) One day.
(b) A month.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One week.

12. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?
(a) For practice.
(b) For the news.
(c) For the pictures.
(d) To show off to his neighbors.

13. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?
(a) Studied Philosophy.
(b) Read Books.
(c) Wrote a book.
(d) Hoed beans.

14. Thoreau feels it isn't important to provide this for his visitors.
(a) Drink.
(b) Conversation.
(c) Food.
(d) A place to sit.

15. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Education.
(c) Convenience.
(d) Pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."

2. What does one Concord Trader use as a sign for his store?

3. Who is never alone?

4. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?

5. For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him?

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