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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. When does White resign from writing for Harper's magazine?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1943.

2. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
(a) November, 1925.
(b) September, 1924.
(c) September, 1927.
(d) November, 1926.

3. How many proposals does White have to make a movie of "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) None.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Several.
(d) A few.

4. According to a 1931 letter to Katharine, how much does White pay for a pair of sandals at Sears Roebuck?
(a) One dollar and seventy eight cents.
(b) Seventy eight cents.
(c) One dollar and forty eight cents.
(d) Forty eight cents.

5. How does White describe the perception of him at the New Yorker office in July, 1931?
(a) An unpredictable vacationist.
(b) An unapologetic vacationist.
(c) A perpetual vacationist.
(d) A returning vacationist.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which city's orchestra does White adapt "The Trumpet of the Swan" for?

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

5. What is the name of White's dog, mentioned in the letter to his stepson?

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