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Henry David Thoreau - Walden — Quiz

Question 16 • English III

In the first paragraph of “Conclusion” in Walden , how does Thoreau explain his departure from the woods?

Answer
A
He explains his departure as the movement from one part of his life to another.
B
He explains that he left because he was no longer comfortable in the woods.
C
He views his departure as a rejection of the idea of living in nature.
D
He explains that he left the woods because he had nothing left to write about.

Explanation

Thoreau says he left the woods for a reason as good as the one that led him there: he felt he had more lives to live and could not spend any more time on that one. He presents leaving as a transition into another part of his life, not as discomfort, lack of material to write about, or rejection of nature. The correct choice is D, “He explains his departure as the movement from one part of his life to another.”

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