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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?
(a) That the foreign languages will be authentic.
(b) That they will include an extra chapter.
(c) That they will be unedited.
(d) That they will have an alternate ending.

2. Which one of White's books is co-authored by Katharine?
(a) "A Subtreasury of American Humor".
(b) "The Trumpet of the Swan".
(c) "The Elements of Style".
(d) "Charlotte's Web".

3. How many years do White and Katharine spend in Greenwich Village?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

4. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Sales.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Painting.

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

6. What was White's grandfather well known for?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Portrait painting.
(c) Music.
(d) Writing.

7. What intrigued White about the girls in high school?
(a) Their dresses.
(b) Their silk stockings.
(c) The way they wore their hair.
(d) The makeup they wore.

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

9. Where were E.B. White's parents born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Brooklyn, NY.
(c) Mount Vernon, NY.
(d) Queens, NY.

10. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?
(a) Millie.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Joy.
(d) Daisy.

11. How many freedoms are included in the pamphlet that the Office of Facts and Figures hires White to work on in 1941?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

12. Which Supreme Court Justice does White reference in his letters during his time in Washington?
(a) Felix Frankfurter.
(b) William O. Douglas.
(c) Frank Murphy.
(d) Tom C. Clark.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does White use to describe the office he and James Thurber share?

2. What does White expect the project in Washington to be?

3. What question does White tell Thurber he would like to ask President Roosevelt?

4. What year(s) does White write letters about Katharine's miscarriage and his mother's passing?

5. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?

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