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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau say he chanced upon one day?
(a) The end of a rainbow.
(b) A family of deer.
(c) An eclipse.
(d) Buried treasure.

2. In what state is Walden Pond located?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Maine.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

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

5. Who came the farthest to visit Thoreau in the winter?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A poet.
(d) A farmer.

6. "Sell your clothes and keep your..."
(a) Modesty.
(b) Books.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Self-respect.

7. 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.

8. Who or what does Thoreau visit?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Books.
(c) Family.
(d) Trees.

9. Which animals get under Thoreau's house as spring beings?
(a) Mice.
(b) Black squirrels.
(c) Chipmunks.
(d) Red squirrels.

10. What animal does Thoreau describe as "rudimental, burrowing men"?
(a) Woodchucks.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Foxes.

11. What happened to Breed's hut?
(a) It was abandoned.
(b) It burned down.
(c) It was used as a wood shed.
(d) A family of birds nested there.

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

13. What insect came to Walden Pond by thousands in October?
(a) Wasps.
(b) Hornets.
(c) Mosquitos.
(d) Ladybugs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "We can never have enough of..."

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

3. What kind of animal does Thoreau find in his house?

4. "It is not worth the while to live by..."

5. What color is the ice from Walden Pond?

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