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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Flocks We Watch by Night, Report, Fro-Joy, Farm Paper and Town Meeting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had White taken a trip in "Walden"?
(a) Concord, Massachusetts.
(b) Buffalo, New York.
(c) Ottawa, Ontario.
(d) Hartford, Connecticut.

2. When was "Hot Weather" written?
(a) July, 1939.
(b) June, 1939.
(c) August, 1938.
(d) September, 1938.

3. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?
(a) John Wilmore.
(b) Alexander Payne.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Daniel Webster.

4. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Croquet.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Horseshoes.

5. Who did White accompany on a day of lobster fishing in "Second World War"?
(a) Captain Donaldson.
(b) Mr. Diaz.
(c) First Mate William Rodgers.
(d) Mr. Dameron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White see hunting in a field as he drove his son to school in "Second World War"?

2. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?

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

4. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?

5. When was "Report" written?

(see the answer key)

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