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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. When was "Memorandum" written?

2. What did White write started in the next week in "Songbirds"?

3. White wrote that he did not think there is any considerable good in what, in "Sanitation"?

4. White wrote that a gentleman had come to his house to adjust what the other day in "Fall"?

5. When was "Maine Speech" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What elements of E. B. White's writing make him engaging to the reader?

2. What sort of list is the article "Memorandum"? What did White conclude in the article?

3. What events did White describe in "A Winter Diary"?

4. What world events were central in "Compost"? What was White's assertion of the situation?

5. What does White compare in "Book Learning"? What were his conclusions?

6. What actions did White retell in "My Day"?

7. How did White effectively portray country life to an educated, urban audience?

8. What opposing imaged did White juxtapose in "Morningtime and Eveningtime"? What irony did he find?

9. Who did White take to the lake with him in "Once More to the Lake"? Why?

10. How did White relate automobiles to politics in "Motor Cars"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the world events in 1938, specifically examining the rise of Fascism and Nazism in Europe. What was the economy like in the United States during this period? How did White's assessment of his productivity in "Security" reflect the financial vision of the U.S.?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the life and career of Henry David Thoreau and his impressions on E. B. White in "Walden." What did White think of Walden Pond when he saw it in the essay?

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