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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When does White marry Katharine Angell?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1929.
2. How does White refer to his work in Washington in a March 2, 1942 letter to John Fleming?
(a) A necessary and rewarding task.
(b) A nearly-impossible task.
(c) An impossible task.
(d) A painful, but important task.
3. What label does the New York Herald Tribune give to White while responding to his criticism of their editorial?
(a) A naive element of society.
(b) A questionable element of society.
(c) A dangerous element of society.
(d) A controversial element of society.
4. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
(a) September, 1924.
(b) November, 1925.
(c) September, 1927.
(d) November, 1926.
5. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Reno.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Houston.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much is White paid for his column, "One Man's Meat", for Harper's Magazine?
2. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?
3. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?
4. Which organization's offer of membership does White decline?
5. Where does White travel to after leaving Seattle in 1923?
Short Essay Questions
1. As provided in his letters, what are some of White's opinions of the war and drafting?
2. Why does White decline a job offer from the Saturday Review?
3. How does White discover the New Yorker?
4. How does White discuss his interest in movies with Stanley in a March, 1937 letter?
5. How does White gain confidence as a writer while in college, and what acquaintances does he make there?
6. What happens during White's early New York Times interview?
7. Who is Alice Burchfield?
8. How does White describe kindergarten and high school?
9. How does White describe his meeting in Washington in January, 1942?
10. How does White return to the New Yorker and what embarrassing situation does he encounter there?
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