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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 event prompts White to write the director of the Bronx Zoo?
(a) A lion's exceptionally loud roar.
(b) An exotic bird's unique feeding habits.
(c) A newborn tiger running around.
(d) A newborn doe getting to its feet.

2. In a May, 1952 letter, how does White describe the goose on the cover of "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) Suspiciously sad.
(b) Uncharacteristically excited.
(c) Suspiciously serpentine.
(d) Uncharacteristically bird-like.

3. What response does White offer to a confused student at Newton High School?
(a) He set out to deliberately achieve an identifiable style in his writing.
(b) He never set out to achieve an identifiable style in his writing.
(c) A style of writing is like a coat that a writer puts on.
(d) A style of writing is like an alter-ego for a writer.

4. How does White categorize his debate with the New York Herald Tribune?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Astonishing.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Confusing.

5. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?
(a) Dick Tracy.
(b) Tarzan.
(c) Captain Courageous.
(d) Ziegfeld.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?

2. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?

3. How much is White paid for his column, "One Man's Meat", for Harper's Magazine?

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

5. How many years do White and Katharine spend in Greenwich Village?

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