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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau want to eat when it crosses his path?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A woodchuck.
(d) A duck.

2. "It is not worth the while to live by..."
(a) Bread alone.
(b) Eating meat.
(c) Wine bottles.
(d) Rich cookery.

3. What insect came to Walden Pond by thousands in October?
(a) Hornets.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Ladybugs.
(d) Mosquitos.

4. What animals are likely to thrive no matter what?
(a) Squirrels and mice.
(b) Rabbits and partridges.
(c) Wolves and Coyotes.
(d) Foxes and Owls.

5. What kind of bird does Thoreau watch for hours in the fall?
(a) Duck.
(b) Goose.
(c) Loon.
(d) Swan.

6. Where have loons been caught with fishing hooks, eighty feet below the water's surface?
(a) Quebec.
(b) New York.
(c) Maine.
(d) Massachusetts.

7. What kind of tree is two feet in diameter?
(a) Green oak.
(b) Yellow ash.
(c) Maple.
(d) Black birch.

8. Where is John Field from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Ireland.
(c) French Canada.
(d) England.

9. What happened to a settler's family in Sutton in 1717?
(a) They were forced off their land by a flood.
(b) Their cottage was completely buried in snow.
(c) Their house burned down.
(d) They couldn't pay their taxes and were forced to move.

10. Which tribe calls hunters the "best men"?
(a) The Algonquins.
(b) The Iroquois.
(c) The Cree.
(d) The Mohawks.

11. What does Thoreau sometimes dream of owning?
(a) A horse.
(b) A large house.
(c) A gun.
(d) A library.

12. What kind of animal does Thoreau find in his house?
(a) Mice.
(b) Rats.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Chipmunks.

13. Who came the farthest to visit Thoreau in the winter?
(a) A poet.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A hunter.

14. What kind of bird does Thoreau begin to see again in April?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Geese.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Robins.

15. To what howling animal does Thoreau compare the loon?
(a) A dog.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A jackal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one hunter use as a musical instrument?

2. What dramatic event occurs while Thoreau lives at Walden Pond?

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

4. What is the destiny of the human race?

5. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?

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