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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. Which Kentucky newspaper publishes White's sonnet about a race's winning horse?
(a) The Louisville Herald.
(b) The Louisville Times.
(c) The Lexington Sun.
(d) The Lexington Gazette.

2. Which Supreme Court Justice does White reference in his letters during his time in Washington?
(a) Frank Murphy.
(b) Tom C. Clark.
(c) Felix Frankfurter.
(d) William O. Douglas.

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

4. What was White's grandfather well known for?
(a) Writing.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Portrait painting.
(d) Music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the list of people White says will read the pamphlet he worked on in Washington?

2. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?

3. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?

4. How long after the wedding do White and Katharine return to their jobs?

5. Which one of the following is not a writer that White works with at the New Yorker?

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