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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?
(a) Chickadees.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Chipmunks.
(d) Squirrels.

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

5. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Experience everything the world offered.
(b) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(c) To the fullest.
(d) Like each day was my last.

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

7. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A seminary.
(b) A think tank.
(c) A library.
(d) A university.

8. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?
(a) New York.
(b) Literary circles.
(c) Europe.
(d) Paris and Oxford.

9. What kind of fish is most abundant in Walden Pond?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Perch.
(c) Pickerel.
(d) Trout.

10. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?
(a) A town official.
(b) A hunter.
(c) The original owner of the property.
(d) An old Indian woman.

11. How much is Thoreau's profit from the bean-field?
(a) $1.78
(b) $8.71.
(c) $10.87.
(d) $7.81.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?

2. Who is never alone?

3. What does Thoreau like to have between himself and a conversation partner?

4. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?

5. What does Thoreau see in the clear water of the pond one November day?

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