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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Once More to the Lake, Fall, Memorandum, Coon Hunt and Intimations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Walden," White wrote, "We may all be ______ yet, whether we like it or not."
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Tremendous.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Transcendental.

2. What did White have to use to cure ringworm as a child in "Once More to the Lake"?
(a) White moss.
(b) Pond's Extract.
(c) Blueberry juice.
(d) Birch bark.

3. White wrote that he was writing on the fourth day of what battle in "Compost"?
(a) The Battle of Normandy.
(b) The Battle of Germany.
(c) The Battle of Berlin.
(d) The Battle of France.

4. What society had White joined in "Compost"?
(a) Friends of the Land.
(b) The Sierra Club.
(c) The National Rifle Association.
(d) World Wildlife Federation.

5. When was "Once More to the Lake" written?
(a) November, 1941.
(b) March, 1942.
(c) August, 1941.
(d) June, 1941.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Memorandum" written?

2. Who did White take with him to revisit his childhood lake in "Once More to the Lake"?

3. What initial did White refer to his neighbor who had died in "A Week in April"?

4. What event had White visited in "The World of Tomorrow"?

5. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?

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