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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau sometimes eat with relish?
(a) Barbecued woodchuck.
(b) Roasted squirrel.
(c) Boiled rabbit.
(d) Fried rat.

2. "We can never have enough of..."
(a) God.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Nature.
(d) Love.

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

4. How is Walden Pond described by the locals?
(a) Fertile.
(b) Muddy.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Bottomless.

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

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

7. In a battle recorded by Olus Magnus, what do the victorious ants do?
(a) Eat the bodies of their dead enemies.
(b) Bury the bodies of their own soldiers.
(c) Form a circle around their dead enemies.
(d) Enslave the young of their enemy hive.

8. What dramatic event occurs while Thoreau lives at Walden Pond?
(a) He spends a night in jail.
(b) His mother dies.
(c) He is shot by a hunter.
(d) His house burns down.

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

10. What feeling does spring create in men?
(a) Goodwill.
(b) Hope.
(c) Lust.
(d) Inspiration.

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

12. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?
(a) He will learn how to fish.
(b) He will come over for dinner.
(c) He will improve himself.
(d) He will move to a different town.

13. Which tribe calls hunters the "best men"?
(a) The Mohawks.
(b) The Cree.
(c) The Algonquins.
(d) The Iroquois.

14. How does Thoreau describe the temperature when he began to plaster his house?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Hot.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Chilly.

15. What should we come home with after adventures?
(a) Wisdom and direction.
(b) Money and wealth.
(c) Experience and character.
(d) Knowledge and confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy..."

2. What does Thoreau do to pass the time on winter evenings?

3. Who does Thoreau meet when taking shelter from a thunder storm?

4. What does Thoreau say he chanced upon one day?

5. Where have loons been caught with fishing hooks, eighty feet below the water's surface?

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