Unit 1 Week 3 #1 A Life in the Woods Questions

Unit 1 Week 3 #1 A Life in the Woods Questions

Multiple Choice

1. What caused Henry David Thoreau to move to the woods? Select the best two choices.

• Thoreau wanted to learn how to build a cabin.

• Thoreau wanted to see a loon.

• Thoreau enjoyed being in nature.

• The house he lived in was too noisy and distracting.

Multiple Choice

2. (Part A) Why might the woods be a better place for Thoreau to write?

• The woods are a quieter place for Thoreau to write his book.

• Building the cabin would help give him ideas to write about.

• Thoreau wanted to entertain guests at his cabin.

• The loon would become his best friend.

Multiple Choice

3. (Part B) Which sentence best supports your answer in question #2

• Thoreau began to build a cabin in March of 1845.

• The chatter of guests in the next room filled his ears.

• Years passed, but Thoreau did not have a place in the woods.

• Thoreau was a naturalist.

Multiple Choice

4. (PartA) Read the sentence.

One Afternoon, Thoreau tried to get close to a loon.

What does the word loon mean?

• A loon is a type of fish.

• A loon is a hyena.

• A loon is a type of bird.

• A loon is a type of squirrel.

Multiple Choice

5. (Part B) Which sentence from the text supports your answer in question 4?

• He knew loons could travel long distances underwater.

• The loon let out a call - a howling laugh.

• They woke him by running up and down the sheer sides of his cabin.

• The bird dove quickly into the pond.

Multiple Choice

6. Which sentence best describes the relationship between Thoreau and the loon?

• Thoreau felt the loon had a mysterious power.

• Thoreau and the loon played hide and seek together.

• Thoreau liked to listen to the loon run up and down the sides of his cabin.

• Thoreau liked when the loon would perch himself on his shoulder.