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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. "Objects of charity are not..."

2. What does Thoreau state men have lost when planting crops?

3. What does Thoreau usually do after hoeing?

4. What kind of fish does Thoreau try to catch in the winter?

5. What animal's sound ushers in the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Thoreau mean when he says "The whole body is one sense"?

3. Why does Thoreau state that his midnight fishing excursions were memorable and valuable?

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

5. Why does Thoreau admire the French Canadian woodchopper?

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

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

8. Why does Thoreau decide to live such an isolated life at Walden Pond?

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

10. What effect does Thoreau claim nature has on man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about an animal of your choice. Explain its habitat, diet and physical characteristics. How does it interact with other animals? What impact does it have on human life?

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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