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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 does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?
(a) A classroom.
(b) A tree.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A river.

2. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?
(a) Candy.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A coat.
(d) Flowers.

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

4. How much are White and Cushman offered by the Buffalo Times for their daily column?
(a) Four dollars each.
(b) Three dollars each.
(c) One dollar each.
(d) Two dollars each.

5. How does White describe himself as a child?
(a) Nervous, but not fretful.
(b) Fretful, but not nervous.
(c) Nervous and fretful.
(d) Neither nervous nor fretful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?

2. What phrase does White use to describe the office he and James Thurber share?

3. Which of the following is not included in the list of purchases White reports to his parents in a letter?

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

5. What year(s) does White write letters about Katharine's miscarriage and his mother's passing?

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