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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 did Thoreau say about most people's idea of improvement?

2. What did Thoreau say Massachusetts was supporting in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?

3. Who did Thoreau say the newspapers of the time were NOT serving?

4. In 'A Plea for Captain John Brown', who did Thoreau say the newspapers were serving?

5. What animal did Thoreau say he was like when he went walking?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Thoreau end 'Walking'?

2. Why did Thoreau think Massachusetts was hypocritical?

3. What was Thoreau most critical of newspapers for in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?

4. How did Thoreau begin his speech about John Brown?

5. How did Thoreau show his ideal relationship between man and nature?

6. What did Thoreau not like about the media coverage of Brown and his attack?

7. What did Thoreau say Nature would do for a walker?

8. What did Thoreau say about American's gravitating toward the West?

9. What did Thoreau say his walking was a metaphor of?

10. What did Thoreau say was the main difference between Brown and the man he compared Brown to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Thoreau's definition of a truly principled man, and how did Thoreau's life coincide with this given definition?

Essay Topic 2

Who was John Brown, and how did this man affect Thoreau's life?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how did these instances affect the essays that included these examples?

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