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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Turtle Bay, 1950-1951.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When does White marry Katharine Angell?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1926.

3. Which of the following is not included in the list of purchases White reports to his parents in a letter?
(a) A shirt for ninety cents.
(b) Bread for ten cents.
(c) Boots for five dollars and fifty cents.
(d) Milk for twenty cents.

4. Which John Steinbeck book was the result of an assignment for Holiday magazine that White could not complete?
(a) "The Grapes of Wrath".
(b) "East of Eden".
(c) "Travels with Charley".
(d) "Of Mice and Men".

5. Which one of the following is not included in the description White gives of his wedding?
(a) There was a dog fight.
(b) Everyone was late.
(c) Nobody threw anything.
(d) It was a very nice wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Writing under a nom de plume, what does White express concern over?

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

3. What does White caution Thurber about his story in the memo?

4. In another office memo, for which James Thurber story does White offer his comments?

5. What does White encourage a college student to get in order to inspire her to write?

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