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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. At what age did White begin to develop his writing style?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eight.

2. What possible excuse does White provide for the New Yorker's ignorance in his humorous letter of outrage in 1945?
(a) Haste.
(b) Inexperienced writers.
(c) Typos.
(d) Lack of editing.

3. What poet does White parody in a December, 1918 letter to his mother?
(a) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Robert Browning.

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

5. After marrying a Wall Street broker, what example of alliteration did White's sister's name become?
(a) Marion Carion.
(b) Marion Harion.
(c) Lillian Illian.
(d) Lillian Gillian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did White's parents have?

2. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?

3. How does White describe the perception of him at the New Yorker office in July, 1931?

4. How much is White paid for his column, "One Man's Meat", for Harper's Magazine?

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

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