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

2. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?
(a) Bahamas.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Bermuda.

3. When does White submit the manuscript for Stuart Little to his agent?
(a) June, 1939.
(b) April, 1940.
(c) July, 1940.
(d) March, 1939.

4. How long does White tell his friend, Charles Muller, that he can stay away from the farm?
(a) Not more than two weeks.
(b) Not more than one week.
(c) Not more than ten days.
(d) Not more than five days.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of White's books is co-authored by Katharine?

3. When is White's son, Joel, born?

4. Who was White's favorite sibling?

5. What is the mood of White's January 8, 1938 letter to James Thurber?

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