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Henry David Thoreau - Walden — Quiz

Question 2 • English III

Read the excerpt from Walden . This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore. I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself. As I walk along the stony shore of the pond in my shirt-sleeves, though it is cool as well as cloudy and windy, and I see nothing special to attract me, all the elements are unusually congenial to me. Which best states what the imagery in the excerpt suggests?

Answer
A
Thoreau feels like an outsider as he observes the objects in his environment.
B
Thoreau feels as if he is in harmony with the aspects of his environment.
C
Thoreau believes he is experiencing a perfect night that will never happen again.
D
Thoreau believes he is the only one to ever experience this type of night.
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