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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 animal's sound ushers in the night?

2. Where is Walden Pond located?

3. Thoreau calls the train an "iron..."

4. How does Thoreau often find his way home in the dark?

5. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Thoreau clean his house?

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

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

5. Why does Thoreau hate the name 'Flint's Pond'?

6. How does Thoreau compare men to the stars and planets?

7. What kind of 'music' does Thoreau make while hoeing the bean-field?

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

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

10. How does Thoreau describe Time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay explaining the impact Walden had on one of the following: Literature, art, psychology and philosophy.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the individual's responsibility for philanthropy and charity. Be sure to address the following:

1 - Is humankind basically selfish or altruistic?

2 - What responsibilities are required of charitable organizations?

3 - Any charitable causes about which you feel strongly.

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