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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?

2. What bird sings to Thoreau as he works in the bean-field?

3. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?

4. Thoreau speaks of visitors from what charitable institution?

5. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thoreau describe the development of his relationship with the forest and Walden Pond?

2. Why is Thoreau so unhappy with the state of culture in Concord?

3. What is Thoreau's theory about entertaining visitors?

4. What effect did Thoreau's isolation have on his social life?

5. Why does Thoreau think that there would be no stealing if everyone lived the same way he did?

6. How does Thoreau describe the piece of land he lives on?

7. How does Thoreau say he became more intimate with his beans?

8. What story does Thoreau tell to illustrate his point?

9. How does Thoreau feel about walking home from town late at night in the dark?

10. How does Thoreau feel about taking life lessons from books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose any poem written about springtime. Write an essay about that poem, explaining the imagery and the author's point of view.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the benefits/drawbacks of the Industrial Revolution. Be sure to address:

1 - Key inventions that allowed society to progress.

2 - Some of the issues and drawbacks of the revolution.

3 - What the world would be like if the Industrial Revolution had never occurred.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay for or against vegetarianism. What are the impacts of your personal eating habits on your body, the environment, and the economy?

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