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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Lee of the Barn, 1971-1976.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1956, why is Katharine still at the New Yorker?
(a) Because White is there.
(b) Because she enjoys the work.
(c) Because of the income she is generating.
(d) Because of the death of Gus Lobrano.

2. With which faculty member(s) does White eventually write "The Elements of Style"?
(a) Bristow Adams and William Strunk.
(b) Martin Sampson.
(c) William Strunk.
(d) Bristow Adams and Martin Sampson.

3. When is the children's concert of "The Trumpet of the Swan" performed?
(a) May 13, 1972.
(b) April 15, 1971.
(c) May 13, 1971.
(d) April 15, 1972.

4. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?
(a) The lack of objectivity in newspapers.
(b) The ties between businesses and newspapers.
(c) The misunderstanding of the country's founding principles.
(d) Ownership in fewer hands.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What version of White's remembrance of Strunk is used in the final copy of "The Elements of Style"?

3. When does a new printing for "Charlotte's Web" begin?

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

5. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?

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