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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?
(a) Walden Pond.
(b) Wiltshire Pond.
(c) Concord Pond.
(d) Catfish Pond.

2. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
(a) The sand cherry.
(b) Johnswort.
(c) Goldenrod.
(d) Sumach.

3. Who is never alone?
(a) A writer.
(b) A hermit.
(c) An angel.
(d) The devil.

4. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?
(a) Memorial Day, 1847.
(b) Independence Day, 1845.
(c) Martin Luther King Day, 1845.
(d) Christmas Day, 1846.

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

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

7. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Morning air.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Poetry.

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

9. What item does Thoreau discover missing?
(a) A volume of Homer.
(b) His fountain pen.
(c) His flint.
(d) His hoe.

10. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?
(a) A small house.
(b) A cave.
(c) An abandoned shanty.
(d) A tent.

11. What kind of fish does Thoreau try to catch in the winter?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Pickerel.
(c) Perch.
(d) Trout.

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

13. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?
(a) A wooded path.
(b) A river.
(c) The railroad.
(d) Road signs.

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

15. What was Thoreau doing in the village when he was arrested?
(a) Buying a newspaper.
(b) Selling beans.
(c) Having a drink at the bar-room.
(d) Picking up a shoe from the cobbler's.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?

2. What fruit never reaches Boston?

3. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:

4. What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together?

5. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?

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