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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. Of which upcoming fiction writer are the Whites fans?
(a) Harper Lee.
(b) Ian Fleming.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) John Updike.

2. When is White's son, Joel, born?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1933.

3. How many proposals does White have to make a movie of "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Several.
(c) A few.
(d) None.

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

5. What state did White and his family travel to in August?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Maine.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of background did White's mother have?

2. What reason does White give his agent for putting the book, Charlotte's Web, aside for a while?

3. What activities is White's son enjoying at Cornell?

4. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?

5. Which John Steinbeck book was the result of an assignment for Holiday magazine that White could not complete?

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