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

2. When does White marry Katharine Angell?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1927.

3. What possible excuse does White provide for the New Yorker's ignorance in his humorous letter of outrage in 1945?
(a) Typos.
(b) Haste.
(c) Inexperienced writers.
(d) Lack of editing.

4. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Candy.
(c) A coat.
(d) A necklace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comparison does White use to illustrate his opinion of the draft in a 1942 letter to Harold Ross?

2. How many musical instruments did White learn to play?

3. How does White describe the perception of him at the New Yorker office in July, 1931?

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

5. What idea does White speak against while in Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in 1941 that leads to White's work in Washington?

2. How does White gain confidence as a writer while in college, and what acquaintances does he make there?

3. Why did White first begin writing during his childhood?

4. How does White describe his meeting in Washington in January, 1942?

5. What is the purpose of White's letter to John Wentworth in 1947?

6. How does White show Katharine her importance in his life?

7. What is Katharine Angell's background?

8. What unscheduled vacation does White take from the New Yorker and how does he inform them of his absence?

9. Why does White write to Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and the director of the Bronx Zoo respectively?

10. How does White discover the New Yorker?

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