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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What color is the ice from Walden Pond?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

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

7. What does Thoreau do to pass the time on winter evenings?
(a) He writes.
(b) He dreams.
(c) He reads.
(d) He whittles.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What animal grows to be four feet long, yet is rarely seen by humans?
(a) The lynx.
(b) The fox.
(c) The otter.
(d) The raccoon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What date does Thoreau leave Walden?

2. How is Walden Pond described by the locals?

3. What does Thoreau compare to pearls and crystals?

4. What animals were inside the shelter with the Field family?

5. What feeling does spring create in men?

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