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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 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 questionable element of society.
(d) A naive element of society.

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

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 ties between businesses and newspapers.
(d) The misunderstanding of the country's founding principles.

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

5. How many proposals does White have to make a movie of "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) None.
(b) A few.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Several.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?

2. In which hospital is White staying when he writes to his friend, Jim Wright?

3. Which nuclear physicist does White exchange letters with about nuclear disarmament?

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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