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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 many minor surgeries does Katharine undergo between 1966 and 1970?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

2. Based on White's input to a book on the New Yorker, from which magazines was Ross trying to make the New Yorker different?
(a) Life.
(b) Life and Harper's.
(c) Harper's.
(d) Neither Life nor Harper's.

3. Where does White travel to after disappearing from the New Yorker?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Maine.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Vermont.

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

5. When does White write to Katharine about his separation from the New Yorker?
(a) July, 1937.
(b) May, 1937.
(c) May, 1938.
(d) July, 1938.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is a concern that White has about the illustrations in "Charlotte's Web"?

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

3. What state did White and his family travel to in August?

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

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

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