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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. After a series of illnesses, how many months of the year does Katharine arrange to work for the New Yorker?
(a) Three months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Six months.

2. In White's opinion, how different is the New Yorker in the 1950s?
(a) No different than it was in the 1920s.
(b) Slightly different than it was in the 1920s.
(c) Moderately different than it was in the 1920s.
(d) Completely different than it was in the 1920s.

3. How many years does White do newsbreaks for the New Yorker before retiring?
(a) Fifty six years.
(b) Thirty six years.
(c) Forty six years.
(d) Twenty six years.

4. What type of sound do the suggested songs for "Charlotte's Web" have in White's opinion?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Irish.

5. Which Maine Senator does White write to in opposition of the Dirksen amendment?
(a) Edmund S. Muskie.
(b) Margaret Chase Smith.
(c) Frederick G. Payne.
(d) William D. Hathaway.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does White inform his publisher that he thinks "Charlotte's Web" appeals more to adults than children?

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

3. How much consideration does the animation studio give to White's suggestions?

4. How does White explain his fascination with spiders in a letter?

5. What is the subject of the article that White's granddaughter, Martha, writes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does White respond to a confused senior at Newton High School?

2. Which ailment and animal's escapades does White write to his stepson and his wife about in 1968?

3. How does White contribute to his biography, and when and where does he pass away?

4. What does White reveal about his farm in his answer to the questions of Mrs. Bard's fifth-grade class in Larchmont, New York?

5. What is White's problem with taxi cab doors in his 1950 memo to Harold Ross?

6. In another letter to Stanley, what does White say about his use of traction?

7. What is White's concern with the cover art for "Charlotte's Web" and what appropriate advice does he share?

8. Who does the illustrations for "Charlotte's Web", and what does White send to his publisher to help with the drawing of Charlotte?

9. In a December, 1951 letter, how does White respond to a depressed undergraduate student about her plans to become a writer?

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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