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Question 14 • English Language Arts 11

According to "Civil Disobedience," what happens before Thoreau is put into prison?

Answer
A
He contemplates what prison is like.
B
He meditates on the problems of the state.
C
He does not pay the poll tax for six years.
D
He decides that imprisonment is foolish.

Explanation

In “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau explains that he had refused to pay the poll tax for six years before he was arrested and taken to jail. That makes “He does not pay the poll tax for six years” the correct choice.

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