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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 event prompts White to write the director of the Bronx Zoo?
(a) A lion's exceptionally loud roar.
(b) An exotic bird's unique feeding habits.
(c) A newborn doe getting to its feet.
(d) A newborn tiger running around.

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

3. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Joy.
(d) Millie.

4. How does Cathy Durham's librarian respond to White's letter to Cathy?
(a) She is appreciative.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is offended.

5. Which organization's offer of membership does White decline?
(a) The National Insitute of Arts and Letters.
(b) The National Institute of Education.
(c) The National Council of the Arts.
(d) The National Council of the Teachers of English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?

2. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?

3. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?

4. How does White categorize his debate with the New York Herald Tribune?

5. What activities is White's son enjoying at Cornell?

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