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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 do when ice first forms on the pond?
(a) He goes ice fishing.
(b) He writes a poem about it.
(c) He lies on the ice and examines the bottom of the pond.
(d) He goes skating.

2. What instrument does Thoreau use to watch the war more closely?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A monocle.
(c) A microscope.
(d) A magnifying glass.

3. What animal does Thoreau describe as "rudimental, burrowing men"?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Woodchucks.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Foxes.

4. "Sell your clothes and keep your..."
(a) Modesty.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Self-respect.
(d) Books.

5. What does Thoreau sell before he moves into the woods?
(a) His horse.
(b) His books.
(c) His gun.
(d) His watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. "He that does not eat need not..."

2. What kind of animal does Thoreau find in his house?

3. "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy..."

4. How does Thoreau describe the temperature when he began to plaster his house?

5. Where have loons been caught with fishing hooks, eighty feet below the water's surface?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two paths that Thoreau finds himself drawn to?

2. Why does Thoreau leave Walden Pond?

3. What does Thoreau compare the spring melt with?

4. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

5. Why does Thoreau admire the 'wild men' who go ice-fishing on Walden Pond?

6. What did Thoreau use as an excuse to carry a gun?

7. How does Thoreau feel after he witnesses the ants battling?

8. What did the old man see when he was hunting ducks?

9. How does Thoreau build a store of food for winter?

10. How does Thoreau say Walden Pond got its revenge on the men who were harvesting the ice?

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