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

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

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

4. Writing under a nom de plume, what does White express concern over?
(a) The excessive number of movie critics.
(b) The disappearance of the American touring car.
(c) The lack of quality news stories.
(d) The changes in the design of sailing boats.

5. Which one of the following is not included in the description White gives of his wedding?
(a) Nobody threw anything.
(b) There was a dog fight.
(c) Everyone was late.
(d) It was a very nice wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Katharine Angell, White's future wife, have with the New Yorker when he begins writing there?

2. What type of background did White's mother have?

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

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

5. How many years do White and Katharine spend in Greenwich Village?

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