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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 animal does Thoreau want to eat when it crosses his path?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A duck.
(c) A woodchuck.
(d) A rabbit.

2. What does Thoreau have difficulty finding in the winter?
(a) The path to town.
(b) Fire wood.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

3. What does the poet say is the greatest thing he has seen today?
(a) The hermit's face.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The forest.
(d) A book he was reading.

4. To what does Thoreau compare his body?
(a) A holy vessel.
(b) A temple.
(c) A mighty animal.
(d) A machine.

5. Where did Thoreau consider living before Walden Pond?
(a) Pleasant Meadow.
(b) Shangri-la.
(c) Baker Farm.
(d) White Pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Breed's hut?

2. Which tribe calls hunters the "best men"?

3. What instrument does Thoreau use to watch the war more closely?

4. For what does San Nutting exchange bear skins?

5. What does Thoreau do when ice first forms on the pond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thoreau compare the spring melt with?

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

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

4. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

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

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

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

8. Why does Thoreau throw sweet corn on the snow by his door?

9. What does Thoreau say we should practice moderation in?

10. Why does Thoreau's self-respect fall when he goes fishing?

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