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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) Two years.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) One year.

2. What car do White and Howard Cushman use to travel around the country?
(a) Oldsmobile.
(b) Mercer Raceabout.
(c) Model T Roadster.
(d) Studebaker.

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

4. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Texas.

5. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Sales.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does White parody in a December, 1918 letter to his mother?

2. What state did White and his family travel to in August?

3. What does White suggest the Department of Corrections at the New Yorker should be changed to in 1935?

4. In which hospital is White staying when he writes to his friend, Jim Wright?

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

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