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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. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?
(a) Violin.
(b) Drums.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.
2. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?
(a) California.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) Florida.
3. What possible excuse does White provide for the New Yorker's ignorance in his humorous letter of outrage in 1945?
(a) Haste.
(b) Typos.
(c) Lack of editing.
(d) Inexperienced writers.
4. What reminder does White make about the agreement with communism?
(a) It is illegal.
(b) It should be illegal.
(c) It should be ignored.
(d) It is not illegal.
5. What does White befriend while vacationing in a small shack?
(a) A spider.
(b) A ladybug.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) A cricket.
Short Answer Questions
1. Writing under a nom de plume, what does White express concern over?
2. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?
3. What section of the American freedoms pamphlet is White originally hired to write, before being asked to rewrite the entire document?
4. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?
5. After marrying a Wall Street broker, what example of alliteration did White's sister's name become?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do White and Katharine handle their careers when they are first married?
2. What does White do after he returns from his road trip?
3. How does White discuss his interest in movies with Stanley in a March, 1937 letter?
4. What impulsive decision does White write to Katharine about in May, 1937?
5. How does White describe his meeting in Washington in January, 1942?
6. How does White return to the New Yorker and what embarrassing situation does he encounter there?
7. Who is Alice Burchfield?
8. What complications does Katharine have while giving birth to their son in 1931?
9. Why did White first begin writing during his childhood?
10. What is "One Man's Meat"
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