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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 happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?
(a) The fish were depopulated.
(b) The trees on the shores were cut down.
(c) A family of muskrats moved in.
(d) The spring dried up.

2. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?
(a) Owl.
(b) Cat.
(c) Bullfrog.
(d) Fox.

3. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 1 1/2 miles.
(d) 2 1/2 miles.

4. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
(a) Myself.
(b) God.
(c) Solitude.
(d) A book.

5. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."
(a) Contentment.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Terror.
(d) Struggle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Thoreau reject the suggestion of owning a visitor's book?

2. What does one Concord Trader use as a sign for his store?

3. What is the morning?

4. "Objects of charity are not..."

5. Who is never alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Thoreau describe Time?

3. What effect did Thoreau's isolation have on his social life?

4. What is Thoreau's theory about entertaining visitors?

5. Why does Thoreau state that his midnight fishing excursions were memorable and valuable?

6. How does Thoreau explain his relationship with his beans?

7. How does Thoreau know that visitors have dropped by while he is gone?

8. How does Thoreau bond with the old fisherman?

9. Why does Thoreau believe that people should read the classics?

10. What does Thoreau believe will happen if general American society begins supporting education?

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