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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. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?
(a) Ziegfeld.
(b) Captain Courageous.
(c) Dick Tracy.
(d) Tarzan.

2. Writing under a nom de plume, what does White express concern over?
(a) The disappearance of the American touring car.
(b) The excessive number of movie critics.
(c) The lack of quality news stories.
(d) The changes in the design of sailing boats.

3. What event prompts White to write the director of the Bronx Zoo?
(a) A newborn tiger running around.
(b) An exotic bird's unique feeding habits.
(c) A lion's exceptionally loud roar.
(d) A newborn doe getting to its feet.

4. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?
(a) A tree.
(b) A classroom.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A river.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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