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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long after the wedding do White and Katharine return to their jobs?
(a) The next day.
(b) Two days later.
(c) Two weeks later.
(d) The next week.

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

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

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

6. Which one of the following is not included in the description White gives of his wedding?
(a) Everyone was late.
(b) It was a very nice wedding.
(c) There was a dog fight.
(d) Nobody threw anything.

7. What car do White and Howard Cushman use to travel around the country?
(a) Model T Roadster.
(b) Mercer Raceabout.
(c) Oldsmobile.
(d) Studebaker.

8. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

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

10. In a newsbreak report to Harold Ross, how long does it take White to locate the paste?
(a) Two minutes.
(b) Eight minutes.
(c) Four minutes.
(d) Six minutes.

11. 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.

12. What section of the American freedoms pamphlet is White originally hired to write, before being asked to rewrite the entire document?
(a) The section on the Pursuit of Happiness.
(b) The section on Freedom of the Press.
(c) The section on the Right to Bear Arms.
(d) The section on Freedom of Speech.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?

2. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?

3. When does White marry Katharine Angell?

4. What job does Katharine Angell, White's future wife, have with the New Yorker when he begins writing there?

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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