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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 White's opinion, how different is the New Yorker in the 1950s?
(a) Completely different than it was in the 1920s.
(b) Moderately different than it was in the 1920s.
(c) Slightly different than it was in the 1920s.
(d) No different than it was in the 1920s.

2. Where do a majority of White's columns appear in the Seattle Times?
(a) The last page.
(b) The front page.
(c) The classified section.
(d) The leisure section.

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. What examples does White include in a memo as entrances that would infuriate people if they were the same height as a taxi cab door?
(a) Bars, subways, and closets.
(b) Bars, subways, and garages.
(c) Subways, closets, and garages.
(d) Bars, closets, and garages.

5. What does White encourage a college student to get in order to inspire her to write?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A solid supply of paper.
(c) A wide assortment of pens.
(d) An electric typewriter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Katharine's father a successful businessman?

2. Which Kentucky newspaper publishes White's sonnet about a race's winning horse?

3. How long does White tell his friend, Charles Muller, that he can stay away from the farm?

4. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?

5. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?

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