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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. How many years do White and Katharine spend in Greenwich Village?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.
2. What label does the New York Herald Tribune give to White while responding to his criticism of their editorial?
(a) A dangerous element of society.
(b) A naive element of society.
(c) A questionable element of society.
(d) A controversial element of society.
3. In a newsbreak report to Harold Ross, how long does it take White to locate the paste?
(a) Six minutes.
(b) Eight minutes.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Four minutes.
4. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Drums.
(c) Violin.
(d) Piano.
5. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Joy.
(d) Millie.
Short Answer Questions
1. What concern does White have about additional editions of "Stuart Little"?
2. How does White categorize his debate with the New York Herald Tribune?
3. Which one of the following is not included in the list of people White says will read the pamphlet he worked on in Washington?
4. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?
5. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does White discover the New Yorker?
2. What does White write about his brother, Stanley, and his sister, Lillian?
3. What happens during White's early New York Times interview?
4. What unscheduled vacation does White take from the New Yorker and how does he inform them of his absence?
5. What is the topic of the humorous letter of outrage that White sends to Harold Ross in July, 1945?
6. How do White and Katharine handle their careers when they are first married?
7. Why does White write to Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and the director of the Bronx Zoo respectively?
8. What is the New York Herald Tribune's response to White's letter, and how does he reply?
9. Who is Alice Burchfield?
10. Why does Katharine hesitate before agreeing to marry White?
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