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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Objects of charity are not..."
(a) Desirable.
(b) Invited.
(c) Guests.
(d) Welcome.

2. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Hardworking.

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

4. How often does Thoreau go to the village?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Every day or two.
(c) Never.
(d) Once a week.

5. How many chairs does Thoreau have in his house?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Thoreau's guests often do when they leave after dark?

2. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?

3. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?

4. What does Thoreau hear from town in his bean-field on gala days?

5. What bird sings to Thoreau as he works in the bean-field?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did Thoreau's isolation have on his social life?

2. Why does Thoreau advocate living "free and uncommitted"?

3. What effect does Thoreau claim nature has on man?

4. Why does Thoreau hate the name 'Flint's Pond'?

5. Why does Thoreau believe that Huckleberries lose their flavor before they go to market?

6. How does Thoreau compare the people in the village to muskrats?

7. Why does Thoreau decide to live such an isolated life at Walden Pond?

8. What does Thoreau mean when he says "The whole body is one sense"?

9. What does Thoreau think is a 'surprising and memorable experience,' and why?

10. How does Thoreau feel about taking life lessons from books?

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