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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Thoreau reject the suggestion of owning a visitor's book?

2. Who carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions?

3. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?

4. What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together?

5. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Thoreau's theory about entertaining visitors?

3. What benefits does Thoreau say he gains from simplifying his existence?

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

5. How does Thoreau know that visitors have dropped by while he is gone?

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

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

8. What does it mean to "live deliberately"?

9. Why does Thoreau love owls?

10. Why does Thoreau think that there would be no stealing if everyone lived the same way he did?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay for or against vegetarianism. What are the impacts of your personal eating habits on your body, the environment, and the economy?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the impact Walden had on one of the following: Literature, art, psychology and philosophy.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the history of Concord. Be sure to address:

1 - When the town was founded

2 - Key figures in the development of the town and surrounding area.

3 - Significant events that shaped and impacted the community.

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