2. What does Thoreau hear from town in his bean-field on gala days?
(a) A brass band.
(b) The train whistle.
(c) Church bells.
(d) Military gunfire.

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

4. "The swiftest traveler is he that goes..."
(a) By Train.
(b) Afoot.
(c) As the crow flies.
(d) By Horse.

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

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

7. Thoreau calls the train an "iron..."
(a) Monstrosity.
(b) Beast.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Horse.

8. "Walden is a perfect forest mirror" in which season?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

9. What does Thoreau hope to avoid by harvesting early?
(a) Rot.
(b) Loss to animals.
(c) Frost.
(d) Rain.

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

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

12. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?
(a) A major railway stop.
(b) A patron of the fine arts.
(c) A town of historical significance.
(d) A tourist town.

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

14. What does Thoreau state was a pleasant pastime?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Visiting friends.
(c) Housework.
(d) The theater.

15. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Hail.
(c) Sun showers.
(d) Snowstorms.