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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. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?
(a) Road signs.
(b) A river.
(c) The railroad.
(d) A wooded path.

2. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Whip-poor-wills.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Doves.
(d) Nightingales.

3. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) The sound of laughter.
(b) Footprints and broken tree branches.
(c) The smell of a pipe.
(d) Flashing lights.

4. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?
(a) 5:00 AM.
(b) 6:00 AM.
(c) 8:00 AM.
(d) 7:00 AM.

5. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A library.
(b) A seminary.
(c) A think tank.
(d) A university.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Objects of charity are not..."

2. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?

3. What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond?

4. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."

5. "The true husbandman will cease from..."

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thoreau mean when he says "The whole body is one sense"?

2. How does Thoreau compare men to the stars and planets?

3. Does Thoreau believe this is a practical way that everyone can live?

4. What does Thoreau think is a 'surprising and memorable experience,' and why?

5. What does it mean to "live deliberately"?

6. How does Thoreau describe Time?

7. Why does Thoreau hate the name 'Flint's Pond'?

8. What effect does Thoreau claim nature has on man?

9. What suggestions does Thoreau make to improve the state of culture in Concord?

10. How does Thoreau feel about walking home from town late at night in the dark?

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