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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White write his friend had around his land in "Poetry"?

2. How much money had White calculated it cost him to maintain one turkey on his farm in "Security"?

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

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

5. In "Walden," White wrote, "We may all be ______ yet, whether we like it or not."

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be noted about White's personality in reading his articles? What character traits did he exhibit?

2. How did White describe the difference in duties for the country teacher in "Education"?

3. What magazines did White discuss in the article "Farm Paper"?

4. What conflict did White face in "Clear Days"? How did he relate this to world events?

5. Who did White write a letter to in "Walden"? Why?

6. When was "Report" written? What did this article entail?

7. What news did White discover in "Progress and Change"? What nostalgia did it bring up?

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

9. What did White describe doing in "Removal"? What was White's difficulty in this transition?

10. Describe the contradictions in E. B. White's nature as viewed through his writing.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe E. B. White's subject, themes, and symbolism in "The Practical Farmer" and "Sanitation." How did White relate a child's scratch to his entire life in "Sanitation"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss E. B. White's "First World War," examining the impact of the war on White, his involvement in military action, and his choices. When did World War I end?

Essay Topic 3

Describe White's lobster fishing trip in "Second World War." With whom does he go fishing? What are his impressions?

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