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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 one hunter use as a musical instrument?

2. What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?

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

4. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?

5. What should we come home with after adventures?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Thoreau build a store of food for winter?

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

4. Why does Thoreau leave Walden Pond?

5. Who was Brister Freeman?

6. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

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

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

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

10. Why does Thoreau 'visit' particular trees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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