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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. How long does White live with his parents after returning from his world travels?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two months.

2. With which faculty member(s) does White eventually write "The Elements of Style"?
(a) Martin Sampson.
(b) Bristow Adams and William Strunk.
(c) William Strunk.
(d) Bristow Adams and Martin Sampson.

3. Where does White first publish his remembrance of Strunk?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The New York Herald Times.
(c) The New York Post.
(d) Harper's magazine.

4. What does White suggest the Department of Corrections at the New Yorker should be changed to in 1935?
(a) "All Standing Corrections".
(b) "We Stand Corrected".
(c) "Our Standing Corrections".
(d) "Corrected We Stand".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White describe Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times?

2. In another office memo, for which James Thurber story does White offer his comments?

3. What version of White's remembrance of Strunk is used in the final copy of "The Elements of Style"?

4. Which of the following is not included in the list of purchases White reports to his parents in a letter?

5. What does White caution Thurber about his story in the memo?

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