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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 does Thoreau describe the temperature when he began to plaster his house?
(a) Hot.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Chilly.
(d) Freezing.

2. Where is John Field from?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) French Canada.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy..."
(a) Despair.
(b) Youth.
(c) Bounty.
(d) Hardship.

4. On what day in 1852 was Walden first completely open?
(a) April 1st.
(b) March 23rd.
(c) March 28th.
(d) April 18th.

5. What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?
(a) Ants.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cats.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?

2. What animal does Thoreau describe as "rudimental, burrowing men"?

3. What date does Thoreau leave Walden?

4. To what does Thoreau compare his body?

5. For what does San Nutting exchange bear skins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the hunters say is the downfall of the fox in the foxhunt?

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

3. Who was Brister Freeman?

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

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

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

7. Why does Thoreau leave Walden Pond?

8. How does Thoreau describe his encounters with cats in the forest?

9. What does Thoreau say about Zilpha's life?

10. Why does Thoreau 'visit' particular trees?

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