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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children's Books, Progress and Change, Salt Water Farm, Sabbath Morn and Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?
(a) July, 1939.
(b) August, 1940.
(c) January, 1939.
(d) September, 1939.

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

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

4. In "Clear Days" what Disney film did White discuss?
(a) Bambi.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Sleeping Beauty.
(d) Fantasia.

5. What adjective did White use to describe the schoolteacher's tasks in "Education"?
(a) Pythagorean.
(b) Herculean.
(c) Simple.
(d) Augean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What train line in New York did White discover was being demolished in "Progress and Change"?

2. What grew by the potatoes below the barn in "Salt Water Farm"?

3. What did White say grew in the patch close to the farm in "Salt Water Farm"?

4. Who did White write had never been exposed to public schools in "Education"?

5. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?

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