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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. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Two years and two months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years and six months.
(d) Six months.

2. "The adventurous student will always study..."
(a) History.
(b) Latin.
(c) Classics.
(d) Theology.

3. What is the name of the Plymouth Colony governor who wasn't fed by the king of the tribe he visited?
(a) Carruthers.
(b) Winslow.
(c) Thompson.
(d) Atkinson.

4. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) The Farmer's Almanac.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(d) Virgil's Aeneid.

5. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Authors.
(c) Priests.
(d) Politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Thoreau go to the village?

2. What item does Thoreau discover missing?

3. What does Thoreau usually do after hoeing?

4. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?

5. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Thoreau bond with the old fisherman?

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

7. Why does Thoreau admire the French Canadian woodchopper?

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

9. How does Thoreau feel about taking life lessons from books?

10. Why is Thoreau so unhappy with the state of culture in Concord?

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