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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. How does White describe Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times?
(a) Both interested and interesting.
(b) Interesting, but not interested.
(c) Neither interesting nor interested.
(d) Interested, but not interesting.

2. What type of background did White's mother have?
(a) Scottish.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) Italian.

3. 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 sprained ankle.
(d) A broken arm.

4. 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 lettering of the title.
(c) The color of the pig.
(d) The style of the spider.

5. In another office memo, for which James Thurber story does White offer his comments?
(a) The Thirteen Clocks.
(b) The Sixteen Doors.
(c) The Sixteen Clocks.
(d) The Thirteen Doors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?

2. What possible excuse does White provide for the New Yorker's ignorance in his humorous letter of outrage in 1945?

3. Where does White first publish his remembrance of Strunk?

4. As he explains to his stepson, why is White not writing?

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

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