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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What date does Thoreau leave Walden?
(a) October 6h, 1846.
(b) September 6th, 1845.
(c) September 6th, 1847.
(d) October 6th, 1847.

2. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) Upper Canada.
(d) New Orleans.

3. What does Thoreau sell before he moves into the woods?
(a) His gun.
(b) His books.
(c) His watch.
(d) His horse.

4. What animal does Thoreau hear hunting with men?
(a) Falcons.
(b) Horses.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Hounds.

5. Where did Thoreau consider living before Walden Pond?
(a) White Pond.
(b) Baker Farm.
(c) Shangri-la.
(d) Pleasant Meadow.

6. For what does San Nutting exchange bear skins?
(a) Bread.
(b) Rum.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Corn.

7. Thoreau is inclined to be a...
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Writer.
(d) Hunter.

8. What kind of bird does Thoreau watch for hours in the fall?
(a) Swan.
(b) Loon.
(c) Goose.
(d) Duck.

9. What happens when Thoreau goes fishing?
(a) He has less self-respect.
(b) He mourns the death of the fish.
(c) He is at peace.
(d) He feels pride.

10. What do people come from town to take from Walden Pond?
(a) Aquatic plants.
(b) Fish.
(c) Water.
(d) Ice.

11. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?
(a) The night sky.
(b) Thoreau's philosophy.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The sound of a flute.

12. Who does Thoreau meet when taking shelter from a thunder storm?
(a) The governor of Massachusetts.
(b) John Field and his family.
(c) His school teacher.
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson.

13. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?
(a) Hunting and Fishing.
(b) Walking and hiking.
(c) Reading and playing cards.
(d) Skiing and swimming.

14. According to tales, who planted the beech grove?
(a) A wandering minstrel.
(b) Indians.
(c) Owls.
(d) Pigeons.

15. What is the destiny of the human race?
(a) To become more enlightened.
(b) To advance technologically.
(c) To become vegetarians.
(d) To read Thoreau's writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau do when ice first forms on the pond?

2. What instrument does Thoreau use to watch the war more closely?

3. How long do the workmen take to harvest the ice of the pond?

4. What does Thoreau have difficulty finding in the winter?

5. To what howling animal does Thoreau compare the loon?

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