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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 does one hunter use as a musical instrument?
(a) A tree leaf.
(b) Grass.
(c) A saw.
(d) Spoons.

2. What dramatic event occurs while Thoreau lives at Walden Pond?
(a) His mother dies.
(b) He spends a night in jail.
(c) He is shot by a hunter.
(d) His house burns down.

3. Where is John Field from?
(a) French Canada.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

5. What vegetable does Thoreau chiefly grow at Walden Pond?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Zucchini.
(c) Corn.
(d) Beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile?

2. In what state is Walden Pond located?

3. What is the destiny of the human race?

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

5. To what does Thoreau compare his body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the well on the Field's property?

2. What does Thoreau say about Zilpha's life?

3. How does Thoreau describe his encounters with cats in the forest?

4. Why does Thoreau's self-respect fall when he goes fishing?

5. What does Thoreau think John Field's future holds?

6. What does Thoreau compare the spring melt with?

7. How does Thoreau describe the condition of the hut that John Field's family lives in?

8. What does Thoreau say we should practice moderation in?

9. How does Thoreau say Walden Pond got its revenge on the men who were harvesting the ice?

10. Who was Brister Freeman?

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