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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 do to test the strength of the ice?

2. What does Thoreau sometimes dream of owning?

3. How does Thoreau describe the temperature when he began to plaster his house?

4. What kind of bird does Thoreau watch for hours in the fall?

5. In what state is Walden Pond located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Brister Freeman?

2. What does Thoreau say about Zilpha's life?

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

4. What did Thoreau use as an excuse to carry a gun?

5. Why does Thoreau 'visit' particular trees?

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

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

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

9. Why does Thoreau throw sweet corn on the snow by his door?

10. What does Thoreau compare the spring melt with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about an aspect of Global Warming. How is it caused? What are the potential consequences? What can be done to change this process?

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 describing the history of Concord. Be sure to address:

1 - When the town was founded

2 - Key figures in the development of the town and surrounding area.

3 - Significant events that shaped and impacted the community.

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