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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 ignored.
(b) It should be illegal.
(c) It is illegal.
(d) It is not illegal.

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

3. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?
(a) To battle opposing points of view through the law.
(b) To understand opposing points of view.
(c) To extend the freedoms to everyone.
(d) To extend the freedoms to those who do not wish to hurt the country.

4. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?
(a) Reno.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Houston.
(d) Chicago.

5. How long after the wedding do White and Katharine return to their jobs?
(a) The next day.
(b) Two days later.
(c) Two weeks later.
(d) The next week.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What label does the New York Herald Tribune give to White while responding to his criticism of their editorial?

3. What does White state in the official "letter from the author" that a child receives when writing to him?

4. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?

5. Where in Florida do the Whites travel to in 1963?

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