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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. Who first sends White a copy of Strunk's textbook about English usage and style?
(a) A friend from Cornell.
(b) A relative.
(c) Strunk.
(d) The editors of the book.

2. What activities is White's son enjoying at Cornell?
(a) Soccer and archery.
(b) Football and archery.
(c) Football and naval architecture.
(d) Soccer and naval architecture.

3. Which one of the following is not included in the description White gives of his wedding?
(a) Everyone was late.
(b) It was a very nice wedding.
(c) Nobody threw anything.
(d) There was a dog fight.

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

5. How much is White paid for his column, "One Man's Meat", for Harper's Magazine?
(a) Three hundred dollars per week.
(b) Five hundred dollars per month.
(c) Three hundred dollars per month.
(d) Five hundred dollars per week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does White parody in a December, 1918 letter to his mother?

2. In a letter to Howard Cushman, what request does White have about trumpeter swans?

3. How much consideration does the animation studio give to White's suggestions?

4. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?

5. What does White state in the official "letter from the author" that a child receives when writing to him?

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