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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) Two dollars each.
(d) Four dollars each.

2. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?
(a) Logical.
(b) Illogical.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Organized.

3. At what age did White begin to develop his writing style?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With which faculty member(s) does White eventually write "The Elements of Style"?

2. After marrying a Wall Street broker, what example of alliteration did White's sister's name become?

3. What poet does White parody in a December, 1918 letter to his mother?

4. What is on the cover of the first New Yorker magazine that White sees?

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

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