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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Years: 1942-1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the following is not a type of Hollywood tree that White includes in his letter to Stanley?
(a) All-purpose tree.
(b) Rope ladder tree.
(c) Hollow tree.
(d) Willow tree.

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

4. How long does White tell his friend, Charles Muller, that he can stay away from the farm?
(a) Not more than five days.
(b) Not more than ten days.
(c) Not more than two weeks.
(d) Not more than one week.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After marrying a Wall Street broker, what example of alliteration did White's sister's name become?

3. Which Supreme Court Justice does White reference in his letters during his time in Washington?

4. What possible excuse does White provide for the New Yorker's ignorance in his humorous letter of outrage in 1945?

5. Where is Katharine's father a successful businessman?

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