Letters of E. B. White Quiz Questions | Quiz: Mount Vernon, 1908-1917 to Letters from the East, 1960-1965

Quiz: Mount Vernon, 1908-1917 to Letters from the East, 1960-1965

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. In which hospital is White staying when he writes to his friend, Jim Wright?
a) St. Vincent's Hospital.
b) St. Barnabas Hospital.
c) St. Luke's Hospital.
d) St. Mary's Hospital.

2. What reason does White give his agent for putting the book, Charlotte's Web, aside for a while?
a) To allow it to breathe.
b) To allow it to seem familiar.
c) To allow it to ripen.
d) To allow it to seem new.

3. What does White encourage a college student to get in order to inspire her to write?
a) A dictionary.
b) An electric typewriter.
c) A solid supply of paper.
d) A wide assortment of pens.