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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet say is the greatest thing he has seen today?
(a) The hermit's face.
(b) A book he was reading.
(c) The forest.
(d) The clouds.

2. What animal was Thoreau surprised to see walking along the shore of the pond?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A beaver.
(d) A wolf.

3. "He that does not eat need not..."
(a) Live.
(b) Work.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Toil.

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

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

6. To what does Thoreau compare his body?
(a) A holy vessel.
(b) A temple.
(c) A machine.
(d) A mighty animal.

7. What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?
(a) Ants.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cats.
(d) Spiders.

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

9. "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy..."
(a) Youth.
(b) Despair.
(c) Bounty.
(d) Hardship.

10. What date does Thoreau leave Walden?
(a) September 6th, 1845.
(b) October 6h, 1846.
(c) September 6th, 1847.
(d) October 6th, 1847.

11. What word doesn't Thoreau use to describe John Field?
(a) Shiftless.
(b) Hardworking.
(c) Honest.
(d) Unlucky.

12. Where was it rumored that Col. Quoil had been a soldier?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Upper Canada.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Hong Kong.

13. On what day in 1852 was Walden first completely open?
(a) March 23rd.
(b) April 1st.
(c) April 18th.
(d) March 28th.

14. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?
(a) He will learn how to fish.
(b) He will improve himself.
(c) He will move to a different town.
(d) He will come over for dinner.

15. What does Thoreau do to test the strength of the ice?
(a) He jumps on it.
(b) He stands on it.
(c) He cuts out small pieces and measures them.
(d) He throws stones on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau use during his second winter at Walden Pond?

2. What animals were inside the shelter with the Field family?

3. In a battle recorded by Olus Magnus, what do the victorious ants do?

4. What do people come from town to take from Walden Pond?

5. "It is not worth the while to live by..."

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