Walden Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Walden Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do people come from town to take from Walden Pond?
(a) Fish.
(b) Water.
(c) Aquatic plants.
(d) Ice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John Field from?

2. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?

3. What color is the ice from Walden Pond?

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

5. What happens when Thoreau goes fishing?

(see the answer keys)

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