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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) Alaska.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oklahoma.

2. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?
(a) Captain Courageous.
(b) Tarzan.
(c) Dick Tracy.
(d) Ziegfeld.

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

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

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

6. What state did White and his family travel to in August?
(a) Maine.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New Jersey.

7. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?
(a) During office breaks.
(b) The office intercom.
(c) Interoffice memos.
(d) Messages delivered by other people.

8. What does White expect the project in Washington to be?
(a) A short project.
(b) A long project.
(c) A worthwhile project.
(d) A patriotic project.

9. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Violin.

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

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

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

13. According to a 1931 letter to Katharine, how much does White pay for a pair of sandals at Sears Roebuck?
(a) One dollar and seventy eight cents.
(b) Forty eight cents.
(c) Seventy eight cents.
(d) One dollar and forty eight cents.

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

15. Declining an editor position for The Saturday Review, what does White label himself?
(a) A careful author.
(b) A literary aficionado.
(c) A literary defective.
(d) A selective author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was White's favorite sibling?

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

3. What is the mood of White's January 8, 1938 letter to James Thurber?

4. How long after the wedding do White and Katharine return to their jobs?

5. What activities is White's son enjoying at Cornell?

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