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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?
(a) Illogical.
(b) Chaotic.
(c) Organized.
(d) Logical.

2. Which organization's offer of membership does White decline?
(a) The National Council of the Arts.
(b) The National Institute of Education.
(c) The National Insitute of Arts and Letters.
(d) The National Council of the Teachers of English.

3. How does White refer to his work in Washington in a March 2, 1942 letter to John Fleming?
(a) An impossible task.
(b) A nearly-impossible task.
(c) A necessary and rewarding task.
(d) A painful, but important task.

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

5. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?
(a) The lack of objectivity in newspapers.
(b) Ownership in fewer hands.
(c) The ties between businesses and newspapers.
(d) The misunderstanding of the country's founding principles.

6. At what age did White begin to develop his writing style?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eight.

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

8. 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) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

9. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1929.

10. Writing under a nom de plume, what does White express concern over?
(a) The lack of quality news stories.
(b) The changes in the design of sailing boats.
(c) The excessive number of movie critics.
(d) The disappearance of the American touring car.

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

12. What does White suggest the Department of Corrections at the New Yorker should be changed to in 1935?
(a) "Our Standing Corrections".
(b) "Corrected We Stand".
(c) "We Stand Corrected".
(d) "All Standing Corrections".

13. How many children did White's parents have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

14. What label does the New York Herald Tribune give to White while responding to his criticism of their editorial?
(a) A controversial element of society.
(b) A naive element of society.
(c) A questionable element of society.
(d) A dangerous element of society.

15. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the cover of the first New Yorker magazine that White sees?

2. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?

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

4. In a newsbreak report to Harold Ross, how long does it take White to locate the paste?

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

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