Part A

In "Solitude," what can be inferred about the author’s interactions with other people?


He has many neighbors in the woods.

He sees other people fairly often.

He only interacts with other writers.

He is in complete isolation from society.
Question 2
Part B

Which sentence best supports the answer in Part A?


“How far apart, think you, dwell the two most distant inhabitants of yonder star, the breadth of whose disk cannot be appreciated by our instruments?”

“What sort of space is that which separates a man from his fellows and makes him solitary?”

“Men frequently say to me, ‘I should think you would feel lonesome down there, and want to be nearer to folks, rainy and snowy days and nights especially.’”

“Some of my pleasantest hours were during the long rain storms in the spring or fall, which confined me to the house for the afternoon as well as the forenoon...”