Walden Study Guide

Walden Quiz 2

1. What natural phenomenon does Thoreau experience that leads him to fancy he is one of he elect?

• The sudden cease of the rain just when he desires to go fishing
• A shower of falling stars over the pond
• Recognizing a halo of light around his shadow
• Standing in the abutment of a rainbow's arch

2. Why does Thoreau say John Field gives up considering the possibility of a more simple life?

• His wife who desires to improve her condition pushes him to work.
• The initial costs such as Thoreau could afford are too great for them.
• He came to America so his children could have such luxuries as coffee, tea, and meat every day.
• He and his wife simply don't have enough arithmetic to make Thoreau's suggestion seem possible.

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