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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One Man's Meat: 1937-1941.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does White suggest the Department of Corrections at the New Yorker should be changed to in 1935?
(a) "All Standing Corrections".
(b) "We Stand Corrected".
(c) "Corrected We Stand".
(d) "Our Standing Corrections".

3. How does White describe Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times?
(a) Both interested and interesting.
(b) Interested, but not interesting.
(c) Interesting, but not interested.
(d) Neither interesting nor interested.

4. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1927.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Katharine's father a successful businessman?

2. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?

3. When does White write to Katharine about his separation from the New Yorker?

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

5. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?

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