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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Florida.

2. What comparison does White use to illustrate his opinion of the draft in a 1942 letter to Harold Ross?
(a) The labor unions.
(b) The medical profession.
(c) The legal profession.
(d) The entertainment industry.

3. In which hospital is White staying when he writes to his friend, Jim Wright?
(a) St. Mary's Hospital.
(b) St. Vincent's Hospital.
(c) St. Luke's Hospital.
(d) St. Barnabas Hospital.

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

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

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

7. What idea does White speak against while in Washington?
(a) That writing can be done by committee.
(b) That writing can be done without research.
(c) That writing can be done without humor.
(d) That writing can be done under pressure.

8. Which Kentucky newspaper publishes White's sonnet about a race's winning horse?
(a) The Louisville Herald.
(b) The Lexington Sun.
(c) The Lexington Gazette.
(d) The Louisville Times.

9. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
(a) November, 1926.
(b) September, 1927.
(c) November, 1925.
(d) September, 1924.

10. Published in 1934, what is the title of White's third book?
(a) "Every Day is Saturday".
(b) "What if Every Day Was Sunday?".
(c) "What if Every Day Was Saturday?".
(d) "Every Day is Sunday".

11. What is on the cover of the first New Yorker magazine that White sees?
(a) Eustace Tilley.
(b) A queen.
(c) The New York City skyline.
(d) Dancers.

12. Where is Katharine's father a successful businessman?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) New England.
(d) Boston.

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

14. How much are White and Cushman offered by the Buffalo Times for their daily column?
(a) One dollar each.
(b) Three dollars each.
(c) Four dollars each.
(d) Two dollars each.

15. According to White's letter to Katharine, what is "man's ancient privilege"?
(a) Living a thought-provoking life.
(b) Living a reasonable life.
(c) Living a whimsical life.
(d) Living an organized life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was White's favorite sibling?

2. Which organization's offer of membership does White decline?

3. Where is the Whites' farm located?

4. How does White describe the perception of him at the New Yorker office in July, 1931?

5. Which one of the following is not a type of Hollywood tree that White includes in his letter to Stanley?

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