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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 to test the strength of the ice?
(a) He jumps on it.
(b) He throws stones on it.
(c) He cuts out small pieces and measures them.
(d) He stands on it.

2. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?
(a) Thoreau's philosophy.
(b) The night sky.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The sound of a flute.

3. What vegetable does Thoreau chiefly grow at Walden Pond?
(a) Corn.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Beans.
(d) Zucchini.

4. Thoreau is inclined to be a...
(a) Writer.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Hunter.

5. What animal does Thoreau hear hunting with men?
(a) Falcons.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Horses.
(d) Hounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. "If you would be chaste, you must be..."

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

3. "Sell your clothes and keep your..."

4. According to tales, who planted the beech grove?

5. To what does Thoreau compare his body?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

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

4. Who is the poet with whom Thoreau has a conversation at the beginning of the chapter?

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

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

7. Who was Brister Freeman?

8. What happened to the well on the Field's property?

9. What does Thoreau compare the spring melt with?

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

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