Henry David Thoreau

Known by his neighbors as a someone who didn't live up to his potential

• True
• False

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He graduated from Harvard, but never married, held a real job, or bought his own home.

• True
• False

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He proposed to a woman, 

• but she said, "No."
• and she said, "Yes."
• but she was in love with his brother.
• and they lived happily every after.

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One of Thoreau's careers was a

• teacher
• ship captain
• custom house worker
• fireman

What did he do accidentally when he was 26?

• steered a ship into boat dock; he completely destroyed it
• set his parents house on fire and killed the family dog
• set a fire that burned 300 acres
• proposed to the wrong lady; it was his girlfriend's twin sister

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Thoreau lived at Walden for this amount of time

• 2 year, 2 moths, 2 weeks
• 1 year, 1 day
• 6 months, 6 days, and 6 hours
• his entire life

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Thoreau was arrested for 

• not paying his taxes
• disturbing his neighbors
• destroying property
• protesting women's rights

This is how long Thoreau was in jail

• 1 week
• 1 night
• 1 month
• 1 year

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Thoreau's family owned a _______ business.

• pencil
• shoe
• wood working
• real estate

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Thoreau was a minimalist.

• True
• False