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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 was Thoreau surprised to see walking along the shore of the pond?

2. Which animals get under Thoreau's house as spring beings?

3. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?

4. What do people come from town to take from Walden Pond?

5. What does the poet say is the greatest thing he has seen today?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Brister Freeman?

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

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

4. Why does Thoreau's self-respect fall when he goes fishing?

5. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

6. Why does Thoreau 'visit' particular trees?

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

8. What did the old man see when he was hunting ducks?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay expressing your opinion on hunting. Be sure to address:

1 - Hunting for sport vs hunting for food.

2 - Any existing arguments for or against hunting.

3 - The state of hunting laws in your area.

4 - Any recommendations you have.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the societal benefits of education. Are highly educated people made noble by their knowledge? How is the world improved when general education requirements are created by the government?

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