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WorksheetsWalden Close Reading Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
In line 3 when Thoreau uses the word, "merely," how is he using this word in this context?
To express that his cabin is cozy for the winter
To express that his cabin is incomplete
To express his total unhappiness with his cabin
To express that winters in Concord, MA are bad
To express his dislike for rain
In the second paragraph, what does "tarn" most likely mean in this context?
A mountain goat
A body of water
A cloud
A hiker/climber
A camp
What does Thoreau mean in the focus paragraph when he says to live "deliberately"?
Be in charge of others
Be picky in a buffet line
Don't live passively
Don't be overwhelmed by choices
All technology is bad
In the focus paragraph, what does Thoreau mean by "not life."
Death
That which he defines as not having meaning
That which he defines as expensive
That which he defines as evil
In the focus paragraph, what is the "marrow" of life, according to Thoreau?
Actual literal bone marrow inside of your bones
The important aspects that are beneath the surface and hard to attain
In a 21st century context, this means our Smart Phones and other technologies
Our possessions
This means our friendships, and that's it
Also in the focus paragraph, when Thoreau says he will put "rout" on all that is not life? He means that...
he will wage and win a metaphorical war against life's distractions from what the true essence of life is
he will not accept defeat from nature while he is in the woods
he will defeat any wild animal that crosses his path and survive in the wilderness
he will go into Concord, MA and make as much of that money as he can
Also in the focus paragraph, what do we infer are the "essential facts of life"?
the laws of nature
marriage
God and religion
work and money
In the focus paragraph, what does the word "mean" most likely mean (ha, get it?)?
not impressive and ordinary
unkind and cruel
the sum of all the parts of life
epic and amazing
In the last paragraph, how does Thoreau use the word, "frittered"? What does it mean in this context?
wasted
discovered
enriched
unforeseen
Finally, what does Thoreau mean by the "chopping sea of civilized life"?
The busy, distracted life of city-dwellers
The literal ships and boats that men work on
That living by the ocean (or on the beach) makes us more civilized
The way that life is while living alone in a cabin
None of these answers are correct.
"Lit" in the context of Coach E's classroom means
High temperatures
Literature
Of the highest quality of multiple levels
All of these answers are correct.
Our standard "Be careful what you read" was a focus on
word choice and figurative meanings
nothing
poetic structure and it's effect
the author's structure of a piece of literature
character motivations
