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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Thoreau hates the name of what local pond ?
(a) Mill Pond.
(b) White Pond.
(c) Fish Pond.
(d) Flint's Pond.
2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Three years and six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years and two months.
3. "The true husbandman will cease from..."
(a) Fear.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Idleness.
(d) Toil.
4. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."
(a) Hardworking.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Illiterate.
(d) Ignorant.
5. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?
(a) A screech owl.
(b) A crow.
(c) A canary.
(d) A rooster.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Thoreau uncover as he hoes the bean-field?
2. "Walden is a perfect forest mirror" in which season?
3. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?
4. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:
5. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does Thoreau tell to illustrate his point?
2. How does Thoreau explain his relationship with his beans?
3. What does Thoreau believe will happen if general American society begins supporting education?
4. Why does Thoreau decide to live such an isolated life at Walden Pond?
5. What effect does Thoreau claim nature has on man?
6. Why does Thoreau love owls?
7. What does Thoreau think is a 'surprising and memorable experience,' and why?
8. Why does Thoreau believe that Huckleberries lose their flavor before they go to market?
9. How does Thoreau clean his house?
10. What reaction do the people of Concord have to Thoreau's lifestyle?
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