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Based on “Economy” from Walden, which most likely describes Thoreau’s attitude toward the outdoors?

A
He was impressed but mildly intimidated by the wilderness.
B
He was interested in being completely surrounded by nature.
C
He preferred to pursue intellectual endeavors indoors.
D
He considered the wilderness something to be conquered.
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Read the excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s "Self-Reliance."These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Which transcendental belief does this excerpt best illustrate?

A
Society and government corrupt the individual.
B
Society helps people express their individuality.
C
Societal rules are less important than an individual’s conscience.
D
Societal rules are necessary to maintain order among the people.
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Which best describes Emerson’s central message to his contemporaries in "Self-Reliance"?

A
One must conform in order to survive in the world.
B
One should follow one’s conscience instead of what others dictate.
C
One must limit one’s communication with people in the community.
D
One should work to improve society for future generations.
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Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls." Along the sea-sands damp and brownThe traveller hastens toward the town,What is the effect of the enjambment in these two lines?

A
It emphasizes the idea that each line is a separate thought.
B
It creates a rhyme scheme between the two lines.
C
It encourages the reader to pause between the two lines.
D
It strengthens the connection between the two lines.
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Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls."Darkness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;The imagery in these lines evokes a sense of

A
laziness.
B
fear.
C
mystery.
D
despair.

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