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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 Thirteen Doors.
(b) The Sixteen Doors.
(c) The Sixteen Clocks.
(d) The Thirteen Clocks.

2. Where is Katharine's father a successful businessman?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New England.
(d) Boston.

3. How does White describe Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times?
(a) Interested, but not interesting.
(b) Neither interesting nor interested.
(c) Interesting, but not interested.
(d) Both interested and interesting.

4. How does White categorize his debate with the New York Herald Tribune?
(a) Astonishing.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Pointless.

5. According to White's letter to Katharine, what is "man's ancient privilege"?
(a) Living an organized life.
(b) Living a whimsical life.
(c) Living a reasonable life.
(d) Living a thought-provoking life.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. For which newspaper is White a campus reporter?

5. In White's opinion, how different is the New Yorker in the 1950s?

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