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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Will Strunk's Little Book, 1955-1959.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Whites' farm located?
(a) Brooklin, ME.
(b) Naskeag, ME.
(c) Sunshine, ME.
(d) Sedgwick, ME.

2. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Antarctica.
(d) Texas.

3. When does White resign from writing for Harper's magazine?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1942.

4. Which one of the following is not a type of Hollywood tree that White includes in his letter to Stanley?
(a) Willow tree.
(b) Hollow tree.
(c) All-purpose tree.
(d) Rope ladder tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What state did White and his family travel to in August?

2. Why is Katharine hospitalized in 1952?

3. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?

4. How does the New York Herald Tribune refer to White in their response to his criticism?

5. Which John Steinbeck book was the result of an assignment for Holiday magazine that White could not complete?

(see the answer key)

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