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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Maryland.

2. What ride did White watch people waiting in line for at the fair in "Security"?
(a) The Ferris wheel.
(b) The twister.
(c) The hay ride.
(d) The roller coaster.

3. What kind of closet did White write he was building in "Removal"?
(a) Fireproof.
(b) Moldproof.
(c) Mouseproof.
(d) Mothproof.

4. What did White write grew beyond in the pasture "amid juniper and granite and lambkill" in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Juniper berries.
(c) Wild strawberries.
(d) Asparagus.

5. What did White claim was "painfully unimaginative in its attempt to perpetuate a faith that has been gutted by so many fires"?
(a) Science.
(b) Church.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?

2. When was "Hot Weather" written?

3. What large and unattractive item did White write "came to be a sort of symbol of what I was trying to escape from" in "Removal"?

4. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?

5. What did White write his friend had around his land in "Poetry"?

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