Walden Test | Final Test - Easy

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

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

3. What happened to a settler's family in Sutton in 1717?
(a) Their cottage was completely buried in snow.
(b) They couldn't pay their taxes and were forced to move.
(c) Their house burned down.
(d) They were forced off their land by a flood.

4. What does Thoreau compare to pearls and crystals?
(a) Fish.
(b) Snowflakes.
(c) Raindrops.
(d) Icicles.

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

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

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

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

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

10. "He that does not eat need not..."
(a) Hunger.
(b) Toil.
(c) Work.
(d) Live.

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

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

13. What does Thoreau sometimes dream of owning?
(a) A horse.
(b) A large house.
(c) A gun.
(d) A library.

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

15. What kind of animal does Thoreau find in his house?
(a) Rats.
(b) Chipmunks.
(c) Mice.
(d) Squirrels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bird does Thoreau hear almost every day in the winter?

3. According to tales, who planted the beech grove?

4. To what does Thoreau compare his body?

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

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