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

2. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?
(a) Old and underpaid.
(b) New and overpaid.
(c) New and underpaid.
(d) Old and overpaid.

3. When does White write to Katharine about his separation from the New Yorker?
(a) July, 1938.
(b) May, 1938.
(c) May, 1937.
(d) July, 1937.

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

5. What does White write about in a tongue-in-cheek letter to Harold Ross in July, 1945?
(a) Parrots.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Pigeons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?

2. When does White resign from writing for Harper's magazine?

3. What idea does White speak against while in Washington?

4. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?

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

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