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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. "If you would be chaste, you must be..."

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

3. What insect came to Walden Pond by thousands in October?

4. Who does Thoreau meet when taking shelter from a thunder storm?

5. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thoreau 'visit' particular trees?

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

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

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

5. What game does Thoreau play with the loon?

6. Why does Thoreau leave Walden Pond?

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

8. Who was Brister Freeman?

9. Why does Thoreau describe wood as a precious commodity?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay recounting the history of your area. When was your town/city founded? Who were the people instrumental in shaping the development of the area? What were the significant events that affected your town/city?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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