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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. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alaska.

2. What question does White tell Thurber he would like to ask President Roosevelt?
(a) "What's the Joke?"
(b) "Where's the Humor?"
(c) "What's So Funny?"
(d) "What's with the Laughter?"

3. What label does the New York Herald Tribune give to White while responding to his criticism of their editorial?
(a) A naive element of society.
(b) A questionable element of society.
(c) A controversial element of society.
(d) A dangerous element of society.

4. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?
(a) A coat.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A necklace.
(d) Candy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason does White give his agent for putting the book, Charlotte's Web, aside for a while?

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

4. Which one of the following is not a type of Hollywood tree that White includes in his letter to Stanley?

5. What are the sales of White's book, Stuart Little, in 1946?

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