Vocabulary:
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| auroral |
exude |
chanticleer |
requiem |
| Genius |
undulation |
sleeper |
meanly |
| clout |
fritter |
fallow |
supernumerary sleeper |
| myriad |
succinct |
draggle-tailS |
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| Cultural References |
Spartan |
Cato |
| Casiopeia's Chair |
Harivansa |
Vishnu |
Objective: Answer all the questions and define all the vocabulary words in this reading guide in order to prepare for the quiz.
Print these guides out and keep them close as you read the assignments. Use them to take notes.
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Describe, in your own words, what Thoreau's main idea is in the early part of the chapter 2
Thoreau thinks the best measure of wealth is. . . . ?
When Thoreau bought a farm, how much profit did he make when he sold it?
What comes forth from him
wherever he sits himself down?
Why was Thoreau in a hurry to, perhaps, purchase the Hollowell place?
Thoreau plans to take Cato's advice on buying a farm, so he decides to shop until. . . . .???
Thoreau makes note of a previous house he had occupied, one that he still owned. What was that previous dwelling made of?
What was in a cage next to the birds?
What cosmically epic and monumental music reminded him of the Iliad, the Odyssey, and other heroic music?
What percentage of persons, according to Thoreau in Chapter 2 of Walden, are intellectually awake?
What do most of us, according to Thoreau in Chapter 2 of Walden, waste most of our time with?
"Sleeper" has three meanings in Chapter 2 of Walden. What are the three meanings?
a. Hidden spy waiting for orders
b. A dead person
c.
A tick waiting for animal to walk by
d. An intellectually dull person
f. A person with St. Vitus Dance
g. A dreamer
h.
A railroad tie
According to Thoreau, "All news is . . . "?
What is the fundamental reason we live small and trivial lives?
Where can you find the Truth?
Where does Thoreau want to go fishing?
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