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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. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?
(a) 6:00 AM.
(b) 5:00 AM.
(c) 7:00 AM.
(d) 8:00 AM.

2. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 1 1/2 miles.
(d) 2 1/2 miles.

3. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
(a) Johnswort.
(b) Goldenrod.
(c) Sumach.
(d) The sand cherry.

4. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) Virgil's Aeneid.
(b) The Farmer's Almanac.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Shakespeare's Sonnets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?

2. Who is never alone?

3. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?

4. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."

5. How much does Thoreau spend on supplies for his bean-field?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Thoreau tell to illustrate his point?

2. How does Thoreau feel about walking home from town late at night in the dark?

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

4. What suggestions does Thoreau make to improve the state of culture in Concord?

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

6. Why does Thoreau admire the French Canadian woodchopper?

7. How does Thoreau describe the piece of land he lives on?

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

9. How does Thoreau say he became more intimate with his beans?

10. What does Thoreau believe will happen if general American society begins supporting education?

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