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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 creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?

2. What does Thoreau do to pass the time on winter evenings?

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

4. What vegetable does Thoreau chiefly grow at Walden Pond?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thoreau 'visit' particular trees?

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

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

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

5. How does Thoreau describe the condition of the hut that John Field's family lives in?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Thoreau learn from his experiment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the pros and cons of living an isolated life. In what situations is it considered beneficial to be solitary, such as during meditation? In what situations is being isolated considered a punishment, such as during solitary confinement? Why does solitude have such different effects in certain situations?

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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