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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. What does White caution Thurber about his story in the memo?
(a) Excluding an explanation of the key points of the story.
(b) Explaining why the book should be read.
(c) Excluding an explanation of how the story compares to others.
(d) Explaining what the book is and is not.

2. Which one of the following is a concern that White has about the illustrations in "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) The style of the spider.
(b) The lettering of the title.
(c) The shade of the sky.
(d) The color of the pig.

3. What production company eventually acquires the project of making the "Charlotte's Web" movie?
(a) Walt Disney.
(b) Hanna Barbera.
(c) Warner Bros.
(d) Ruby Spears.

4. As he explains to his stepson, why is White not writing?
(a) He is taking an intentional vacation.
(b) He does not have an idea for a story.
(c) He has too many ideas for stories.
(d) He is having bouts of dizziness.

5. What is the annual limitation income that White agrees to for tax purposes?
(a) Twenty thousand dollars.
(b) Eighty five hundred dollars.
(c) Seventy five hundred dollars.
(d) Ten thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does White write a letter to his stepson, Roger, and his wife, Carol?

2. What is the main reason why White is still at the New Yorker in 1956?

3. How many corrections does White send to Scott Elledge for the first part of his biography?

4. How many years does White do newsbreaks for the New Yorker before retiring?

5. Which colleges are included in the list that White mentions as receiving portions of Katharine's books?

Short Essay Questions

1. What joke does White make to his brother, Stanley, before having a hernia operation?

2. How does White's response to Cathy Durham generate controversy, and what solution does his publisher implement?

3. What is the subject of the exchanged letters between White and President Richard Nixon in July, 1969?

4. How long does White study the screenplay for "Charlotte's Web" and what suggestions does he make?

5. How is Katharine's legacy preserved?

6. How does White explain the process of writing a book to fourth-graders of Columbus, Ohio?

7. What feedback and advice does White offer to James Thurber for the story,"The Thirteen Clocks"?

8. What journalistic advice does White give to his granddaughter in 1975?

9. How does Hanna-Barbera acquire the rights to produce the animated motion picture version of "Charlotte's Web"?

10. How does White categorize "Charlotte's Web" in his October, 1952 letter to Ursula Nordstrom of Harper & Brothers, and what are the sales like for the book's first edition?

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