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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Years: 1942-1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Houston.
(d) Reno.

2. How many children did White's parents have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

3. Where is the Whites' farm located?
(a) Brooklin, ME.
(b) Sunshine, ME.
(c) Sedgwick, ME.
(d) Naskeag, ME.

4. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?
(a) Painting.
(b) Sales.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Teaching.

5. How much bed rest does Katharine have while recovering from an illness after the birth of their son?
(a) Six months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Kentucky newspaper publishes White's sonnet about a race's winning horse?

2. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?

3. What section of the American freedoms pamphlet is White originally hired to write, before being asked to rewrite the entire document?

4. What idea does White speak against while in Washington?

5. What intrigued White about the girls in high school?

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