Question 5 of 10 • PBCSD_CR_1001375_English 3_for_Credit_Recovery_S1andS2_2015
How does the progress of the last paragraph of “Where I Lived and What I Lived For” communicate the main idea of Walden?
Answer
A
Just as the paragraph moves from images of the water to those of the earth, Thoreau moves from emotional subjects to more practical subjects.
B
Thoreau moves from gazing at the water to burrowing into the earth, just as the excerpt shows a progress from observation to contemplation.
C
The progress of the paragraph reinforces the increasing comfort Thoreau felt in the natural world.
D
Just as the paragraph moves from gazing at water to digging in the earth, the excerpt moves from minimal knowledge of nature to more in-depth knowledge.