Spending Time
What did Thoreau do for the first summer instead of reading books?
Hoed beans
What geographical setting(s) was his house in?
On the side of a hill, and/or, on the edge of the woods within a forest
What animal cry did Thoreau compare the whistle of a train to?
The scream of a hawk
A mile
What vegetable did he compare himself to as growing in the night?
Corn
Which flowers lined the path around his house?
Sand-cherries (bonus points for "cerasus pumila")
What bird’s sound did Thoreau call “idiotic and maniacal”?
The Owl
Which Roman goddess does Thoreau say he is the worshipper of?
Hebe
Thoreau watches the morning cars pass by with the same feeling as watching what else?
The rising of the sun
What state did Thoreau doubt there was even any real quiet, deserted country anymore?
Massachusetts
What animal’s sound did Thoreau mistake for the voices of certain minstrels?
The Cow 🐄
In what weather did Thoreau enjoy his pleasantest hours?
In the rain in spring and fall
In Sounds, Thoreau says “for I lived like the ______,”. Fill in the blank.
Puri Indians
What things/places did the "dispensing odors" of stores remind him of? (points if you can name at least 2)
Long Wharf, Lake Champlain, "the foreign parts", coral reefs, Indian oceans, topical climates, the extent of the globe
What is the name of the railroad that touches the pond “about a hundred rods south”?
The Fitchburg Railroad
Who/ what are called “Nature’s watchmen” by Thoreau?
Wild animals like the fox, skunk, and rabbit