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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. When do White and Katharine retire from the New Yorker?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1958.

2. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?
(a) Illogical.
(b) Logical.
(c) Organized.
(d) Chaotic.

3. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1930.

4. Declining an editor position for The Saturday Review, what does White label himself?
(a) A selective author.
(b) A literary aficionado.
(c) A literary defective.
(d) A careful author.

5. What type of people did Ross hire when starting the New Yorker, according to White?
(a) Talented and experienced.
(b) Talented if inexperienced.
(c) Unmotivated and inexperienced.
(d) Motivated if inexperienced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What response does White offer to a confused student at Newton High School?

2. In a memo to Harold Ross, how many inches does White say that the height of taxi cab doors are?

3. When does White submit the manuscript for Stuart Little to his agent?

4. When does White resign from writing for Harper's magazine?

5. In which hospital is White staying when he writes to his friend, Jim Wright?

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