from Walden by Henry David Thoreau pages 374 – 379

Answer each question with a complete sentence on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What does Thoreau imagine doing?
2. Why does Thoreau go to live in the woods?
3. Why does he eventually leave?
4. What does he learn from his “experiment”?
5. What advice does Thoreau offer to those who live in poverty?
6. What does Thoreau mean by his comment, “It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail”?
7. In your own words, describe Thoreau’s attitude toward individuality and conformity.
8. Why, according to Thoreau, are people better off being poor than wealthy?
9. Would it be possible to conduct Thoreau’s type of “experiment” in today’s society?
10. From your own point of view, what would be the advantages or disadvantages of spending two solitary years in a natural setting.