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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. How does White explain his fascination with spiders in a letter?
(a) He saw a unique looking spider on his farm.
(b) He had a conversation with one.
(c) He watched one spin a web.
(d) He studied them by reading a book about spiders.

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

3. What is the annual limitation income that White agrees to for tax purposes?
(a) Twenty thousand dollars.
(b) Ten thousand dollars.
(c) Eighty five hundred dollars.
(d) Seventy five hundred dollars.

4. What phrase does White use to describe the office he and James Thurber share?
(a) A sort of expanded cubicle.
(b) An exaggerated spare room.
(c) A sort of elongated closet.
(d) A magnified coatroom.

5. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?
(a) Houston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Reno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White suggest the Department of Corrections at the New Yorker should be changed to in 1935?

2. What is the mood of White's January 8, 1938 letter to James Thurber?

3. In a May, 1952 letter, how does White describe the goose on the cover of "Charlotte's Web"?

4. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?

5. Which one of the following is a concern that White has about the illustrations in "Charlotte's Web"?

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