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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thoreau use during his second winter at Walden Pond?
(a) Skis.
(b) A chimney.
(c) A stove.
(d) Snowshoes.

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

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

4. On what day in 1852 was Walden first completely open?
(a) March 28th.
(b) April 18th.
(c) April 1st.
(d) March 23rd.

5. What kind of bird does Thoreau begin to see again in April?
(a) Robins.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Geese.

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

7. What kind of tree is two feet in diameter?
(a) Yellow ash.
(b) Green oak.
(c) Black birch.
(d) Maple.

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

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

10. Where have loons been caught with fishing hooks, eighty feet below the water's surface?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Maine.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

11. What animal does Thoreau hear hunting with men?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Hounds.
(c) Falcons.
(d) Horses.

12. What bird does Thoreau hear almost every day in the winter?
(a) A goose.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A duck.
(d) An owl.

13. What does the poet say is the greatest thing he has seen today?
(a) The hermit's face.
(b) A book he was reading.
(c) The clouds.
(d) The forest.

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

15. What happens when Thoreau goes fishing?
(a) He is at peace.
(b) He has less self-respect.
(c) He feels pride.
(d) He mourns the death of the fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird comes to the pond in the fall?

2. Which animals get under Thoreau's house as spring beings?

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

4. Where did Thoreau consider living before Walden Pond?

5. What word doesn't Thoreau use to describe John Field?

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