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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 a memo to Harold Ross, how many inches does White say that the height of taxi cab doors are?
(a) Thirty eight inches.
(b) Forty eight inches.
(c) Twenty eight inches.
(d) Fifty eight inches.

2. What does White befriend while vacationing in a small shack?
(a) A spider.
(b) A ladybug.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) A cricket.

3. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Sales.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Painting.

4. Which Kentucky newspaper publishes White's sonnet about a race's winning horse?
(a) The Lexington Gazette.
(b) The Lexington Sun.
(c) The Louisville Times.
(d) The Louisville Herald.

5. How much bed rest does Katharine have while recovering from an illness after the birth of their son?
(a) Six months.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much are White and Cushman offered by the Buffalo Times for their daily column?

2. Where does White travel to after disappearing from the New Yorker?

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

4. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?

5. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?

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