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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. When does White respond to a letter by Cathy Durham?
(a) July, 1961.
(b) February, 1962.
(c) September, 1962.
(d) March, 1961.

2. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?
(a) Messages delivered by other people.
(b) The office intercom.
(c) During office breaks.
(d) Interoffice memos.

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

4. 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.

5. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1927.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does White marry Katharine Angell?

3. Which organization's offer of membership does White decline?

4. How does Cathy Durham's librarian respond to White's letter to Cathy?

5. Which newspaper does White write to in protest about their profile of New Yorker editor, William Shawn?

(see the answer key)

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