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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Week in April, Movies, A Boston Terrier, The World of Tomorrow and Walden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Maine did E. B. White live while writing One Man's Meat?
(a) North Brooklin.
(b) Bangor.
(c) Millinocket.
(d) Portland.

2. When was Charlotte's Web published?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1956.

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

4. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) The fog.
(b) The rain.
(c) A full moon.
(d) The thunder.

5. White wrote in "Walden" that he had often gone a mile out of his way to avoid a place of what interest?
(a) Significant.
(b) Historical.
(c) Musical.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had White's son attended a "medium-priced private institution" in "Education"?

2. Three of the pieces in One Man's Meat were originally published in what magazine?

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

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

5. How many children did E. B. White have?

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