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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. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?
(a) Drums.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.

2. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?
(a) Old and underpaid.
(b) New and overpaid.
(c) Old and overpaid.
(d) New and underpaid.

3. In which hospital is White staying when he writes to his friend, Jim Wright?
(a) St. Vincent's Hospital.
(b) St. Luke's Hospital.
(c) St. Barnabas Hospital.
(d) St. Mary's Hospital.

4. Where were E.B. White's parents born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Queens, NY.
(c) Mount Vernon, NY.
(d) Brooklyn, NY.

5. Where is the Whites' farm located?
(a) Naskeag, ME.
(b) Sedgwick, ME.
(c) Sunshine, ME.
(d) Brooklin, ME.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?

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

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

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

5. What type of background did White's mother have?

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