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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. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1929.

2. How many years do White and Katharine spend in Greenwich Village?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

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

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

5. Who was White's favorite sibling?
(a) Clara.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Marion.
(d) Lillian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many freedoms are included in the pamphlet that the Office of Facts and Figures hires White to work on in 1941?

2. Where do a majority of White's columns appear in the Seattle Times?

3. When does White write to Katharine about his separation from the New Yorker?

4. How does White describe himself as a child?

5. With which faculty member(s) does White eventually write "The Elements of Style"?

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