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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?
(a) To battle opposing points of view through the law.
(b) To understand opposing points of view.
(c) To extend the freedoms to those who do not wish to hurt the country.
(d) To extend the freedoms to everyone.

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

3. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1929.

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

5. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Texas.
(d) Antarctica.

6. When does White resign from writing for Harper's magazine?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1944.

7. Where is the Whites' farm located?
(a) Sedgwick, ME.
(b) Naskeag, ME.
(c) Brooklin, ME.
(d) Sunshine, ME.

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

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

10. What are the sales of White's book, Stuart Little, in 1946?
(a) Over 20,000.
(b) Over 150,000.
(c) Over 50,000.
(d) Over 100,000.

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

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

13. How many musical instruments did White learn to play?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

14. When does White submit the manuscript for Stuart Little to his agent?
(a) April, 1940.
(b) June, 1939.
(c) July, 1940.
(d) March, 1939.

15. How long does White tell his friend, Charles Muller, that he can stay away from the farm?
(a) Not more than two weeks.
(b) Not more than one week.
(c) Not more than five days.
(d) Not more than ten days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his January, 1942 letter to Katharine, how does White describe his meeting with the assembled team in Washington?

2. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?

3. What does White befriend while vacationing in a small shack?

4. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?

5. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?

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