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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. What is the mood of White's January 8, 1938 letter to James Thurber?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Excited.

2. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
(a) September, 1924.
(b) November, 1926.
(c) November, 1925.
(d) September, 1927.

3. Where do a majority of White's columns appear in the Seattle Times?
(a) The front page.
(b) The last page.
(c) The classified section.
(d) The leisure section.

4. Declining an editor position for The Saturday Review, what does White label himself?
(a) A careful author.
(b) A selective author.
(c) A literary defective.
(d) A literary aficionado.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?

2. Who was White's favorite sibling?

3. According to a 1931 letter to Katharine, how much does White pay for a pair of sandals at Sears Roebuck?

4. How much is White paid for his column, "One Man's Meat", for Harper's Magazine?

5. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?

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