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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. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A coat.
(c) Candy.
(d) A necklace.

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

3. How does White describe himself as a child?
(a) Neither nervous nor fretful.
(b) Nervous and fretful.
(c) Nervous, but not fretful.
(d) Fretful, but not nervous.

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

5. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Antarctica.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the description White gives of his wedding?

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

3. What car do White and Howard Cushman use to travel around the country?

4. Who was White's favorite sibling?

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

(see the answer key)

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