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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many dozen eggs, brown-shelled did White claim to have produced in the past year in "Report"?
(a) 347.
(b) 149.
(c) 482.
(d) 905.

3. The speaker in "Camp Meeting" spoke about his financial plan for taking care of who in the United States?
(a) The unemployed.
(b) The poor.
(c) The disabled.
(d) The elderly.

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

5. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Lunchtime.
(b) July.
(c) Summertime.
(d) Morning.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did White write "a hot-weather sign" in "Hot Weather"?

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

5. What day did White go to the campground for the pièce de résistance in "Camp Meeting"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events did White describe in "A Week in April"?

2. When was "The Summer Catarrh" written? What did White write about his allergies in this essay?

3. What was White's transition to Maine like in the first articles of One Man's Meat? How is this reflected in his writing?

4. Why did Charles come over in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"? What did he and White do?

5. What was White's subject matter in "Town Meeting"? What conclusion did he reach?

6. What foreshadowing can be seen in White's second section of articles in One Man's Meat?

7. What was White's impression of the World's Fair in "World of Tomorrow"?

8. Where did White go in "Second World War"? What was his impression of the trip and his companion?

9. What irony did White note about the dog in "A Boston Terrier"?

10. What did White discover about his expenses on the farm in "Security"? What was he doing in the narrative?

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