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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Most Beautiful Decision, 1929-1930.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?
(a) A classroom.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A river.
(d) A tree.

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

3. What type of background did White's mother have?
(a) English.
(b) Irish.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Italian.

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

5. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?
(a) Florida.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does White marry Katharine Angell?

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

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

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

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