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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word doesn't Thoreau use to describe John Field?
(a) Honest.
(b) Hardworking.
(c) Shiftless.
(d) Unlucky.

2. What does Thoreau have difficulty finding in the winter?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) The path to town.
(d) Fire wood.

3. "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy..."
(a) Hardship.
(b) Despair.
(c) Youth.
(d) Bounty.

4. What kind of literature does Thoreau like best?
(a) Scripture.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Classics.

5. What instrument does Thoreau use to watch the war more closely?
(a) A monocle.
(b) A microscope.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A magnifying glass.

6. What happened to a settler's family in Sutton in 1717?
(a) Their house burned down.
(b) They couldn't pay their taxes and were forced to move.
(c) Their cottage was completely buried in snow.
(d) They were forced off their land by a flood.

7. What does Thoreau do when ice first forms on the pond?
(a) He lies on the ice and examines the bottom of the pond.
(b) He writes a poem about it.
(c) He goes ice fishing.
(d) He goes skating.

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

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

10. How long do the workmen take to harvest the ice of the pond?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Sixteen days.
(d) Eighteen days.

11. What winter bird does Thoreau amuse himself by watching?
(a) A blue jay.
(b) A barred owl.
(c) A chickadee.
(d) A cardinal.

12. What vegetable does Thoreau chiefly grow at Walden Pond?
(a) Zucchini.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Beans.

13. "It is not worth the while to live by..."
(a) Bread alone.
(b) Wine bottles.
(c) Eating meat.
(d) Rich cookery.

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

15. What does one hunter use as a musical instrument?
(a) A tree leaf.
(b) A saw.
(c) Spoons.
(d) Grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau describe as "rudimental, burrowing men"?

2. To what does Thoreau compare his body?

3. What do people come from town to take from Walden Pond?

4. On what day in 1852 was Walden first completely open?

5. In what state is Walden Pond located?

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