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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Winter Diary, On a Florida Key, The Trailer Park, Spring and My Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did White write had never been exposed to public schools in "Education"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His wife.

2. In the beginning of "A Shepherd's Life," White wrote "This is a day of 'high winds and _______ promises.
(a) Empty.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Envious.

3. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?
(a) March, 1938.
(b) November, 1939.
(c) June, 1940.
(d) October, 1938.

4. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that the "motor car is, more than any other object, the expression of the" what?
(a) Nation's character.
(b) Ford's dream.
(c) Public's wealth.
(d) Diesel's passion.

5. In "Maine Speech," White wrote that the dialect in Maine "is as different from the tongue spoken in New York as Dutch is from" what?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did membership cost White to join the society in "Compost"?

2. The campground White described in "Camp Meeting" was in a clump of woods near what?

3. How many Toulouse geese did White have in "Report"?

4. Where had White taken a trip in "Walden"?

5. In "Hot Weather," White wrote of beaches with bathhouses that smelled like what?

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