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

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

3. Which one of the following is not a writer that White works with at the New Yorker?
(a) Peter Arno.
(b) John O'Hara.
(c) Frank Sullivan.
(d) Dorothy Parker.

4. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1927.

5. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
(a) November, 1925.
(b) September, 1924.
(c) September, 1927.
(d) November, 1926.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?

4. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during White's early New York Times interview?

2. How does White discuss his interest in movies with Stanley in a March, 1937 letter?

3. What causes White to write a seething letter to the New York Herald Tribune?

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

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

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

7. How does White return to the New Yorker and what embarrassing situation does he encounter there?

8. What does White write about his brother, Stanley, and his sister, Lillian?

9. How does White begin writing for the New Yorker, and what does he do once his position becomes permanent?

10. Why does White decline a job offer from the Saturday Review?

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