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

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

3. What intrigued White about the girls in high school?
(a) Their dresses.
(b) Their silk stockings.
(c) The way they wore their hair.
(d) The makeup they wore.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White describe himself as a child?

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

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

4. How does White describe Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times?

5. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?

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