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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The New Yorker—Early Days 1926-1928.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of background did White's mother have?
(a) English.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Italian.
(d) Irish.

2. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?
(a) New and overpaid.
(b) Old and overpaid.
(c) New and underpaid.
(d) Old and underpaid.

3. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Drums.

4. What was White's grandfather well known for?
(a) Portrait painting.
(b) Writing.
(c) Music.
(d) Architecture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were E.B. White's parents born?

2. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?

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

4. How long does White live with his parents after returning from his world travels?

5. What intrigued White about the girls in high school?

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