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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. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1930.

2. After marrying a Wall Street broker, what example of alliteration did White's sister's name become?
(a) Marion Harion.
(b) Lillian Gillian.
(c) Marion Carion.
(d) Lillian Illian.

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

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

5. Where is Katharine's father a successful businessman?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Boston.
(c) New England.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?

4. According to a 1931 letter to Katharine, how much does White pay for a pair of sandals at Sears Roebuck?

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

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