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Question 14 • Honors English III

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

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

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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