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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) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

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

3. What does White befriend while vacationing in a small shack?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A spider.
(c) A ladybug.
(d) A grasshopper.

4. At what age did White begin to develop his writing style?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

5. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Logical.
(c) Illogical.
(d) Organized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does White use to describe the office he and James Thurber share?

2. Where does White travel to after disappearing from the New Yorker?

3. What is on the cover of the first New Yorker magazine that White sees?

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

5. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?

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