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

2. How many musical instruments did White learn to play?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

3. What intrigued White about the girls in high school?
(a) The way they wore their hair.
(b) Their silk stockings.
(c) Their dresses.
(d) The makeup they wore.

4. In a newsbreak report to Harold Ross, how long does it take White to locate the paste?
(a) Six minutes.
(b) Four minutes.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Eight minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White befriend while vacationing in a small shack?

2. What car do White and Howard Cushman use to travel around the country?

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

4. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?

5. Where do a majority of White's columns appear in the Seattle Times?

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