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

2. What label does the New York Herald Tribune give to White while responding to his criticism of their editorial?
(a) A controversial element of society.
(b) A dangerous element of society.
(c) A naive element of society.
(d) A questionable element of society.

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

4. Of which upcoming fiction writer are the Whites fans?
(a) John Updike.
(b) Ian Fleming.
(c) Harper Lee.
(d) William Faulkner.

5. In which hospital is White staying when he writes to his friend, Jim Wright?
(a) St. Luke's Hospital.
(b) St. Barnabas Hospital.
(c) St. Mary's Hospital.
(d) St. Vincent's Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?

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

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

4. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?

5. What are the sales of White's book, Stuart Little, in 1946?

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