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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters from the East, 1960-1965.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reminder does White make about the agreement with communism?
(a) It should be illegal.
(b) It should be ignored.
(c) It is illegal.
(d) It is not illegal.

2. When does White marry Katharine Angell?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1929.

3. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?
(a) Ownership in fewer hands.
(b) The lack of objectivity in newspapers.
(c) The misunderstanding of the country's founding principles.
(d) The ties between businesses and newspapers.

4. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?
(a) Candy.
(b) A coat.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A necklace.

5. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the wedding do White and Katharine return to their jobs?

2. Which one of the following is not included in the description White gives of his wedding?

3. Of which upcoming fiction writer are the Whites fans?

4. What newspaper does White write to in order to correct an editorial that attributes Thurber's fame to him?

5. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?

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