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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. Why does Thoreau reject the suggestion of owning a visitor's book?
(a) He believes it's an unnecessary luxury.
(b) He doesn't have enough visitors.
(c) He can't afford to buy one.
(d) He has a good memory.
2. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Like each day was my last.
(b) To the fullest.
(c) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(d) Experience everything the world offered.
3. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A woodchuck.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A raccoon.
4. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Gathered food from his garden.
(b) Went for a walk.
(c) Bathed in the pond.
(d) Read a book.
5. What was Thoreau doing in the village when he was arrested?
(a) Having a drink at the bar-room.
(b) Picking up a shoe from the cobbler's.
(c) Buying a newspaper.
(d) Selling beans.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?
2. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."
3. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."
4. "In dealing with truth we are..."
5. How much is Thoreau's profit from the bean-field?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of 'music' does Thoreau make while hoeing the bean-field?
2. Why does Thoreau state that his midnight fishing excursions were memorable and valuable?
3. What effect does Thoreau claim nature has on man?
4. What does it mean to "live deliberately"?
5. What reaction do the people of Concord have to Thoreau's lifestyle?
6. Why does Thoreau decide to live such an isolated life at Walden Pond?
7. How does Thoreau describe the piece of land he lives on?
8. How does Thoreau know that visitors have dropped by while he is gone?
9. What story does Thoreau tell to illustrate his point?
10. Does Thoreau believe this is a practical way that everyone can live?
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