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30 Cards in this Set
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Who is Lydia in relation to Waldo?
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Lydia is his wife.
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What town is Thoreau being held in?
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Concord, MA
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What disease kills John?
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Tetanus.
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Who is taught to spell their name by Thoreau?
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Bailey.
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What is Bailey's crime?
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He burned down a barn.
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What does "huckleberrying" mean?
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Hunting around for information on one's own instead of learning from textbooks.
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Thoreau married Ellen.
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False
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How did John contract his disease?
a) He fell into a pond in the winter. b) Food poisoning. c)He cut himself on a rusty razor. |
C) He cut himself on a rusty razor.
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Who wished Henry to be their father?
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Edward.
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What did Henry say we were all interconnected to?
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A Universal Mind.
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Fill in the blank.
"If the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say,______________." |
Break the law.
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Why was Thoreau incarcerated?
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He refused to pay taxes.
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Why did Thoreau refuse to pay histaxes.
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He believed that The United States government's involvement in the Mexican War was unjust and refused to support it with his tax dollars.
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What phrase did Waldo say at the end of an address to indicate his opposition to conformity?
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Cast Conformity Behind you.
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Who is the general in Thoreau's dream?
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Ball.
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How does John die in Henry's dream?
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He is hit by a bullet.
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What does Williams call Canada?
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Canyada.
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What is a "work-slave"?
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A work slave is a person in the North who is a slave to work because of the 10 hour work day.
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What is a "money-slave"?
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A money slave is a person in the North who is slave to money because he/she are constantly worried about how he/she will pay next month's rent.
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What did Williams decide his free man's name would be?
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Henry Williams.
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What was Thorea's message when discussing the loon and the respect in calling someone a "loony"?
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His message was that animals are a great deal more civilized than humans and that humans should have more respect for animals because of that.
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Why does Thoreau think people go where they are supposed to be?
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He thinks that people go where they are supposed to be so that they will be liked.
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The Deacon told Henry that he and his parishioners had been "feeding their souls" and Henry responds with, "How selfish." What did he mean by this?
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Henry meant that they should be out giving to others rather than sitting in a building and helping only themselves.
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Why was Henry angry with God?
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He thought John's death was unjust and wondered why God hadn't seen the "godliness" in John. He thought God had stopped listening.
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What does Ellen say to Henry in order to sooth his grief at John's death?
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She tells him that God lets people be hurt so that they can transcend the pain and that, though Jon isn't living, he still continues to be.
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Why does Thoreau ask Waldo for a piece of land in his woods?
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Thoreau wants to conduct an experiment by living away from society.
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How does Henry soothe Edward when he spills his basket of berries?
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Henry tell Edward tht he has just helped to plant generations of huckleberries and that that is the way nature intended it to be.
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Why is Lydian worried about Henry staying with her while Waldo is away?
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Lydian is worried that "accidental love" will form.
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Why does Henry shout at Williams when he asks "Could I call myself 'Mr. Henry's Williams'?"?
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In saying "Mr. Henry's Williams", Williams is suggesting that he is the property of a person and Henry wants him to understand that he belongs to no one.
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What is the slavery in the North that Henry speaks of?
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Henry says that people in the North are slaves too because they work 10 hour days and worry about how to pay next months rent. They become work- and money-slaves.
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