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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) Fourteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

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

3. Which of the following is not included in the list of purchases White reports to his parents in a letter?
(a) Milk for twenty cents.
(b) Boots for five dollars and fifty cents.
(c) Bread for ten cents.
(d) A shirt for ninety cents.

4. How does White describe the perception of him at the New Yorker office in July, 1931?
(a) A perpetual vacationist.
(b) An unpredictable vacationist.
(c) A returning vacationist.
(d) An unapologetic vacationist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?

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

3. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?

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

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

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