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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. To what howling animal does Thoreau compare the loon?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A jackal.
(d) A dog.

11. What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?
(a) Ants.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

12. To what does Thoreau compare his body?
(a) A temple.
(b) A holy vessel.
(c) A mighty animal.
(d) A machine.

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

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

15. What does Thoreau do to test the strength of the ice?
(a) He jumps on it.
(b) He throws stones on it.
(c) He cuts out small pieces and measures them.
(d) He stands on it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?

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

4. What insect came to Walden Pond by thousands in October?

5. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?

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