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

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

3. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?
(a) Skiing and swimming.
(b) Hunting and Fishing.
(c) Walking and hiking.
(d) Reading and playing cards.

4. 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.

5. What does Thoreau sometimes dream of owning?
(a) A horse.
(b) A library.
(c) A large house.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What winter bird does Thoreau amuse himself by watching?

2. What kind of bird does Thoreau watch for hours in the fall?

3. What kind of bird does Thoreau begin to see again in April?

4. Who does Thoreau meet when taking shelter from a thunder storm?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Thoreau describe the condition of the hut that John Field's family lives in?

7. What does Thoreau learn from his experiment?

8. What does Thoreau compare the spring melt with?

9. What does Thoreau think John Field's future holds?

10. Why does Thoreau leave Walden Pond?

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