Walden Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Walden Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years and two months.
(d) Three years and six months.

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

4. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?
(a) One mile.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Half a mile.

5. Who does Thoreau help toward the north star?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A runaway slave.
(c) A woodsman.
(d) A railroad employee.

6. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?
(a) Its crop production.
(b) The house.
(c) The landscape.
(d) Its remoteness.

7. "As long as possible live free and..."
(a) Uncommitted.
(b) Unconcerned.
(c) Unhindered.
(d) Unattached.

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

9. How often does Thoreau go to the village?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Never.
(d) Every day or two.

10. What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond?
(a) Crow.
(b) Crane.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Owl.

11. "The adventurous student will always study..."
(a) Theology.
(b) History.
(c) Classics.
(d) Latin.

12. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?
(a) A family of muskrats moved in.
(b) The fish were depopulated.
(c) The trees on the shores were cut down.
(d) The spring dried up.

13. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?
(a) Homer.
(b) Milton.
(c) Aesop.
(d) Virgil.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?

2. What does Thoreau wage a war with in his bean-field?

3. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...

4. How long does Thoreau stay in jail?

5. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?

(see the answer keys)

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