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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. In another office memo, for which James Thurber story does White offer his comments?
(a) The Sixteen Clocks.
(b) The Thirteen Doors.
(c) The Sixteen Doors.
(d) The Thirteen Clocks.

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

3. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?
(a) To understand opposing points of view.
(b) To battle opposing points of view through the law.
(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 White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Texas.
(c) Antarctica.
(d) Oklahoma.

5. For which newspaper is White a campus reporter?
(a) Cornell Times.
(b) Cornell Daily Sun.
(c) Cornell Daily News.
(d) Cornell Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a letter to James Thurber, what injury does White sustain while falling onto an awning?

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

3. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?

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

5. What activities is White's son enjoying at Cornell?

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