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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) The bean field.
(b) Thoreau's shelter.
(c) A pine tree.
(d) Walden Pond.

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

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

5. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."
(a) Struggle.
(b) Terror.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Desperation.

6. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Virgil's Aeneid.
(d) The Farmer's Almanac.

7. What does Thoreau like to have between himself and a conversation partner?
(a) The pond.
(b) A Table.
(c) A space of at least 2 feet.
(d) A bottle of wine.

8. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?
(a) Authors.
(b) Priests.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Politicians.

9. How much does Thoreau spend on supplies for his bean-field?
(a) $14.72.
(b) $35.21.
(c) $21.76
(d) $17.24.

10. What are the necessities of life?
(a) Food, shelter, clothing, and fuel.
(b) Food, shelter, land, and freedom.
(c) Food, shelter, clothing, and sunlight.
(d) Love, happiness, family, and religion.

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

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

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

14. Of what do the smells from the train remind Thoreau?
(a) Big city life.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Other parts of the world.
(d) The destruction of nature.

15. What does Thoreau state men have lost when planting crops?
(a) Awareness.
(b) Reverence.
(c) Money.
(d) Knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?

2. What is the morning?

3. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?

4. What was Thoreau doing in the village when he was arrested?

5. Why does Thoreau reject the suggestion of owning a visitor's book?

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