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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. On what day in 1852 was Walden first completely open?

2. What date does Thoreau leave Walden?

3. To what howling animal does Thoreau compare the loon?

4. For what does San Nutting exchange bear skins?

5. What bird comes to the pond in the fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

2. How does Thoreau describe his encounters with cats in the forest?

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

4. What do the hunters say is the downfall of the fox in the foxhunt?

5. What does Thoreau learn from his experiment?

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

7. Why does Thoreau 'visit' particular trees?

8. How does Thoreau say Walden Pond got its revenge on the men who were harvesting the ice?

9. What does Thoreau compare the spring melt with?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing Thoreau's description of winter with that of another author in another book. How are their views of the season similar/different? Who do you relate to more? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the process of food production. Where does our food come from? How does it get from the farm to the table? How much of our diet is grown locally and how much is grown internationally? How can our food production system be improved?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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