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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 state did White and his family travel to in August?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.

2. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Texas.
(c) Antarctica.
(d) Oklahoma.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?

3. How many musical instruments did White learn to play?

4. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?

5. What phrase does White use to describe the office he and James Thurber share?

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