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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. Based on White's input to a book on the New Yorker, from which magazines was Ross trying to make the New Yorker different?
(a) Life.
(b) Harper's.
(c) Life and Harper's.
(d) Neither Life nor Harper's.

2. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?
(a) That they will be unedited.
(b) That they will have an alternate ending.
(c) That they will include an extra chapter.
(d) That the foreign languages will be authentic.

3. When does White write to Katharine about his separation from the New Yorker?
(a) July, 1938.
(b) May, 1937.
(c) May, 1938.
(d) July, 1937.

4. 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 extend the freedoms to those who do not wish to hurt the country.
(c) To extend the freedoms to everyone.
(d) To understand opposing points of view.

5. What are the sales of White's book, Stuart Little, in 1946?
(a) Over 20,000.
(b) Over 150,000.
(c) Over 50,000.
(d) Over 100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the wedding do White and Katharine return to their jobs?

2. What reminder does White make about the agreement with communism?

3. What car do White and Howard Cushman use to travel around the country?

4. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?

5. With which faculty member(s) does White eventually write "The Elements of Style"?

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