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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 woodchuck.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A duck.
(d) A rabbit.
2. What does Thoreau sometimes dream of owning?
(a) A gun.
(b) A library.
(c) A horse.
(d) A large house.
3. What should we come home with after adventures?
(a) Experience and character.
(b) Wisdom and direction.
(c) Money and wealth.
(d) Knowledge and confidence.
4. "If you would be chaste, you must be..."
(a) Mindful.
(b) Temperate.
(c) Pure.
(d) Innocent.
5. What vegetable does Thoreau chiefly grow at Walden Pond?
(a) Corn.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Beans.
(d) Zucchini.
6. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?
(a) He will move to a different town.
(b) He will come over for dinner.
(c) He will improve himself.
(d) He will learn how to fish.
7. What insect came to Walden Pond by thousands in October?
(a) Hornets.
(b) Ladybugs.
(c) Mosquitos.
(d) Wasps.
8. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?
(a) Waterloo.
(b) Upper Canada.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) New Orleans.
9. How long do the workmen take to harvest the ice of the pond?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Eighteen days.
(c) Sixteen days.
(d) Three days.
10. What kind of bird does Thoreau watch for hours in the fall?
(a) Loon.
(b) Goose.
(c) Swan.
(d) Duck.
11. What does Thoreau say he chanced upon one day?
(a) Buried treasure.
(b) A family of deer.
(c) An eclipse.
(d) The end of a rainbow.
12. What date does Thoreau leave Walden?
(a) October 6h, 1846.
(b) October 6th, 1847.
(c) September 6th, 1847.
(d) September 6th, 1845.
13. Who does Thoreau meet when taking shelter from a thunder storm?
(a) His school teacher.
(b) The governor of Massachusetts.
(c) John Field and his family.
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
14. What does Thoreau compare to pearls and crystals?
(a) Icicles.
(b) Raindrops.
(c) Fish.
(d) Snowflakes.
15. Thoreau is inclined to be a...
(a) Hunter.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Vegetarian.
(d) Writer.
Short Answer Questions
1. What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life?
2. What does the poet say is the greatest thing he has seen today?
3. What dramatic event occurs while Thoreau lives at Walden Pond?
4. What kind of animal does Thoreau find in his house?
5. "Sell your clothes and keep your..."
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