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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through E.B. White, a Biography, 1982-1985.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which John Steinbeck book was the result of an assignment for Holiday magazine that White could not complete?
(a) "Of Mice and Men".
(b) "The Grapes of Wrath".
(c) "East of Eden".
(d) "Travels with Charley".

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

3. What is the mood of White's January 8, 1938 letter to James Thurber?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Excited.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Inspired.

4. Which city's orchestra does White adapt "The Trumpet of the Swan" for?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Allentown.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) Pittsburgh.

5. Where does White first publish his remembrance of Strunk?
(a) Harper's magazine.
(b) The New York Post.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) The New York Herald Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does White initially think his biography should be shorter?

2. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?

3. What case does White reference in a letter to the New York Herald Tribune?

4. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?

5. What does White encourage a college student to get in order to inspire her to write?

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