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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 was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?
(a) McLachlan.
(b) Smith.
(c) Hollowell.
(d) Biggins.

2. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?
(a) Concord Pond.
(b) Walden Pond.
(c) Catfish Pond.
(d) Wiltshire Pond.

3. In what does Thoreau claim to have indulged very little?
(a) Literature.
(b) Philanthropy.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Philosophy.

4. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."
(a) Thrill.
(b) Ease.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Comfort.

5. What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Five miles.
(c) 800 yards.
(d) Seven miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the necessities of life?

2. What did Thoreau imagine doing?

3. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?

4. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

5. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thoreau admire the French Canadian woodchopper?

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

3. What benefits does Thoreau say he gains from simplifying his existence?

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

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

6. Why does Thoreau love owls?

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

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

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

10. What reaction do the people of Concord have to Thoreau's lifestyle?

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