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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 16 East 8th Street: 1931-1936.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much bed rest does Katharine have while recovering from an illness after the birth of their son?
(a) Six months.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Six weeks.

2. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?
(a) Long columns and short items.
(b) Long columns and poetry.
(c) Short items, long columns, and poetry.
(d) Short items and poetry.

3. What year(s) does White write letters about Katharine's miscarriage and his mother's passing?
(a) 1935 and 1936.
(b) He writes about them both in 1935.
(c) He writes about them both in 1936.
(d) 1934 and 1935.

4. How many musical instruments did White learn to play?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What does White suggest the Department of Corrections at the New Yorker should be changed to in 1935?
(a) "We Stand Corrected".
(b) "Corrected We Stand".
(c) "All Standing Corrections".
(d) "Our Standing Corrections".

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?

2. What poet does White parody in a December, 1918 letter to his mother?

3. Where do a majority of White's columns appear in the Seattle Times?

4. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?

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

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