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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did White write his friend had around his land in "Poetry"?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Men with guns.
(c) A white picket fence.
(d) An electric fence.

2. In "Fro-Joy," White and his wife set out to find a neighbor willing to lend what?
(a) A hope and a prayer.
(b) A horse and sleigh.
(c) A gun and bullets.
(d) A hammer and nail.

3. When did World War I end?
(a) March, 1919.
(b) December, 1918.
(c) January, 1919.
(d) November, 1918.

4. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Katharine.
(d) Christina.

5. What did White write "a hot-weather sign" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) The question mark.
(b) The exclamation point.
(c) The asterick.
(d) The comma.

6. When had White registered for the draft when he became eligible in "First World War"?
(a) September, 1918.
(b) February, 1919.
(c) January, 1919.
(d) August, 1918.

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

8. What did White write was closely associated with evening and day's end in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Food.
(b) Sunsets.
(c) Music.
(d) Wine.

9. When was "Report" written?
(a) November, 1939.
(b) February, 1940.
(c) March, 1940.
(d) December, 1939.

10. "The Flocks We Watch by Night" begins on the "afternoon of the day after the first" what?
(a) Goose migration.
(b) Killing frost.
(c) Full moon.
(d) Hail storm.

11. What did White say grew in the patch close to the farm in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Rhubarb.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Blueberries.

12. In the second edition of One Man's Meat, the book was expanded to include writings of E. B. White's for which magazine?
(a) Collier's Magazine.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Harper's Magazine.

13. How many children's books did White say his wife received in the past season in "Children's Books"?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 140.

14. Who did White go to hear speak at the campground in "Camp Meeting"?
(a) Dr. Francis E. Townsend.
(b) Dr. Terrance F. Edwards.
(c) Dr. Edward. T. Fairchild.
(d) Dr. Franklin. T. Ellis.

15. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many White Plymouth Rock pullets did White have in the barn in "Report"?

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

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

5. Who was frantically pacing while White and his neighbor tried to corner the sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?

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