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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. According to a 1931 letter to Katharine, how much does White pay for a pair of sandals at Sears Roebuck?
(a) One dollar and seventy eight cents.
(b) Seventy eight cents.
(c) Forty eight cents.
(d) One dollar and forty eight cents.

2. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?
(a) Interoffice memos.
(b) The office intercom.
(c) During office breaks.
(d) Messages delivered by other people.

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

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

5. What car do White and Howard Cushman use to travel around the country?
(a) Model T Roadster.
(b) Studebaker.
(c) Mercer Raceabout.
(d) Oldsmobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did White begin to develop his writing style?

2. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?

3. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?

4. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?

5. Who was White's favorite sibling?

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