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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. When does a new printing for "Charlotte's Web" begin?
(a) After 100,000 copies are sold.
(b) After 75,000 copies are sold.
(c) After 50,000 copies are sold.
(d) After 25,000 copies are sold.

2. In a letter to James Thurber, what injury does White sustain while falling onto an awning?
(a) A large skull gash.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A sprained ankle.

3. Which one of the following is a concern that White has about the illustrations in "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) The shade of the sky.
(b) The style of the spider.
(c) The lettering of the title.
(d) The color of the pig.

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

5. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?
(a) That they will have an alternate ending.
(b) That they will be unedited.
(c) That the foreign languages will be authentic.
(d) That they will include an extra chapter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comparison does White use to illustrate his opinion of the draft in a 1942 letter to Harold Ross?

2. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?

3. What does White expect the project in Washington to be?

4. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?

5. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?

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