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

2. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?
(a) Long columns and poetry.
(b) Long columns and short items.
(c) Short items and poetry.
(d) Short items, long columns, and poetry.

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

4. How much are White and Cushman offered by the Buffalo Times for their daily column?
(a) Three dollars each.
(b) One dollar each.
(c) Two dollars each.
(d) Four dollars each.

5. Where do a majority of White's columns appear in the Seattle Times?
(a) The last page.
(b) The leisure section.
(c) The classified section.
(d) The front page.

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 first notice the New Yorker magazine?

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

5. What was White's grandfather well known for?

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