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Walden
Henry David Thoreau
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Economy
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
Sounds and Solitude
Visitors
The Bean-Field
The Village and The Ponds
Baker Farm and Higher Laws
Brute Neighbors and House-Warming
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors, Winter Animals, and The Pond in Winter
Spring and Conclusion
Characters
Character List
Henry David Thoreau
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Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Economy
Where 1 Lived, and What 1 Lived For
Sounds and Solitude
Visitors
The Bean-Field
The Village and The Ponds
Baker Farm and Higher Laws
Brute Neighbors and House-Warming
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors, Winter Animals, and The Pond in Winter
Spring and Conclusion
Study Questions
Suggestion for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Glossary of Literary Terms
How to Cite This SparkNote
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Further Study
The Village and The Ponds Quiz
Further Study
The Village and The Ponds Quiz
1
of 5
Around noon, after his morning chores are finished, what does Thoreau do?
Have a second breakfast
Drink a second coffee
Take his second nap
Take a second bath
2
of 5
What community does Thoreau hike into several times a week?
Concord
Waltham
Lowell
Framingham
3
of 5
What is Thoreau protesting when he refuses to pay a poll tax?
Treatment of Native Americans
American slavery
Corporate deforestation
American militarism
4
of 5
What instrument does Thoreau play on the pond sometimes?
Fiddle
Banjo
Flute
Trumpet
5
of 5
What surrounds the shores of Walden Pond?
Sandy beaches
Thorn bushes
Fir trees
White stones
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