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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Turtle Bay, 1950-1951.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?
(a) A coat.
(b) Candy.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A necklace.

2. How much are White and Cushman offered by the Buffalo Times for their daily column?
(a) Three dollars each.
(b) Two dollars each.
(c) Four dollars each.
(d) One dollar each.

3. In a letter to James Thurber, what injury does White sustain while falling onto an awning?
(a) A sprained ankle.
(b) A broken arm.
(c) A broken leg.
(d) A large skull gash.

4. How does White categorize his debate with the New York Herald Tribune?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Astonishing.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Pointless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does White marry Katharine Angell?

2. For which newspaper is White a campus reporter?

3. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?

4. Based on White's input to a book on the New Yorker, from which magazines was Ross trying to make the New Yorker different?

5. When does White write to Katharine about his separation from the New Yorker?

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