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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. What job does Katharine Angell, White's future wife, have with the New Yorker when he begins writing there?
(a) News editor.
(b) Features editor.
(c) Fiction editor.
(d) Poetry editor.

2. How long does White live with his parents after returning from his world travels?
(a) Two years.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) One year.

3. What car do White and Howard Cushman use to travel around the country?
(a) Oldsmobile.
(b) Mercer Raceabout.
(c) Studebaker.
(d) Model T Roadster.

4. Where were E.B. White's parents born?
(a) Queens, NY.
(b) Mount Vernon, NY.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) Brooklyn, NY.

5. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?
(a) Houston.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Reno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?

2. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?

3. Which Kentucky newspaper publishes White's sonnet about a race's winning horse?

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

5. How much are White and Cushman offered by the Buffalo Times for their daily column?

(see the answer key)

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