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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Thoreau discover missing?
(a) A volume of Homer.
(b) His hoe.
(c) His fountain pen.
(d) His flint.

2. What fruit never reaches Boston?
(a) Huckleberries.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Strawberries.

3. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?
(a) Singing birds.
(b) Withering flowers.
(c) Prowling animals.
(d) Tree leaves.

4. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Gathered food from his garden.
(b) Went for a walk.
(c) Bathed in the pond.
(d) Read a book.

5. What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond?
(a) Crow.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Crane.
(d) Owl.

6. "As long as possible live free and..."
(a) Uncommitted.
(b) Unconcerned.
(c) Unhindered.
(d) Unattached.

7. What kind of fish is most abundant in Walden Pond?
(a) Trout.
(b) Pickerel.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Perch.

8. What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings?
(a) Fishes on the pond.
(b) Goes for a walk.
(c) Plays the flute in his boat.
(d) Star gazes.

9. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) To the fullest.
(b) Like each day was my last.
(c) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(d) Experience everything the world offered.

10. What does Thoreau usually do after hoeing?
(a) Swims in the pond.
(b) Goes for a walk.
(c) Rests in the shade.
(d) Talks to his neighbor.

11. What does Thoreau see in the clear water of the pond one November day?
(a) A muskrat family.
(b) A school of perch.
(c) A large turtle.
(d) A heron.

12. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?
(a) Road signs.
(b) The railroad.
(c) A river.
(d) A wooded path.

13. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Nightingales.
(b) Whip-poor-wills.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Doves.

14. What was the name of the family Thoreau bought a farm from and then returned the ownership to them?
(a) Smith.
(b) Hollowell.
(c) Biggins.
(d) McLachlan.

15. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."
(a) Sun.
(b) Wind.
(c) Rain.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Walden Pond located?

2. "The adventurous student will always study..."

3. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?

4. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?

5. What kind of fish does Thoreau try to catch in the winter?

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