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

2. What is on the cover of the first New Yorker magazine that White sees?
(a) A queen.
(b) Dancers.
(c) Eustace Tilley.
(d) The New York City skyline.

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

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

5. How does White describe Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times?
(a) Both interested and interesting.
(b) Interested, but not interesting.
(c) Neither interesting nor interested.
(d) Interesting, but not interested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Katharine Angell, White's future wife, have with the New Yorker when he begins writing there?

2. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?

3. For which newspaper is White a campus reporter?

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

5. What state did White and his family travel to in August?

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