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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trumpet of the Swan, 1966-1970.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1927.

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

4. According to his letter, what stays in White's pond for several days?
(a) A swan.
(b) A muskrat.
(c) A frog.
(d) A squirrel.

5. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?
(a) The ties between businesses and newspapers.
(b) The lack of objectivity in newspapers.
(c) The misunderstanding of the country's founding principles.
(d) Ownership in fewer hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does White live with his parents after returning from his world travels?

2. What section of the American freedoms pamphlet is White originally hired to write, before being asked to rewrite the entire document?

3. What does White state in the official "letter from the author" that a child receives when writing to him?

4. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?

5. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?

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