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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 does White first submit to the New Yorker?
(a) Short items, long columns, and poetry.
(b) Long columns and poetry.
(c) Short items and poetry.
(d) Long columns and short items.

2. Where is the Whites' farm located?
(a) Naskeag, ME.
(b) Brooklin, ME.
(c) Sedgwick, ME.
(d) Sunshine, ME.

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

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

5. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What intrigued White about the girls in high school?

2. How much bed rest does Katharine have while recovering from an illness after the birth of their son?

3. Where does White first notice the New Yorker magazine?

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

5. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?

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