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1. In the second paragraph, Bill McKibben mentions three questions that Thoreau asks and then focuses on two of them. Why does he omit the third?

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   Questions: - In the second paragraph, Bill McKibben mentions three questions that Thoreau asks and then focuses on two of them. Why does he omit the third?
2. Describing Thoreau, McKibben writes that “he was Buddha with a receipt from the hardware store” (par. 3). What does that description suggest?

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   Questions: - Describing Thoreau, McKibben writes that “he was Buddha with a receipt from the hardware store” (par. 3). What does that description suggest?
3. Why does McKibben say that “How much is enough?” (par. 4) is a subversive question? Why does he refer to “How do I know what I want?” as the “key assault on the Information Age” (par. 4)?

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   Questions: - Why does McKibben say that “How much is enough?” (par. 4) is a subversive question? Why does he refer to “How do I know what I want?” as the “key assault on the Information Age” (par. 4)?
4. What, according to McKibben, is Thoreau’s “genius” (par. 5)?

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   Questions: - What, according to McKibben, is Thoreau’s “genius” (par. 5)?
5. What is ironic about Thoreau’s “legacies” that McKibben indicates (par. 9)?

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   Questions: - What is ironic about Thoreau’s “legacies” that McKibben indicates (par. 9)?
6. McKibben concludes with a paradox: “Thoreau knew nothing of it, and yet he knew it all.” What is McKibben suggesting about Thoreau and about Walden?

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   Questions: - McKibben concludes with a paradox: “Thoreau knew nothing of it, and yet he knew it all.” What is McKibben suggesting about Thoreau and about Walden?