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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 his humorous memo to Ross, at which symposium did White decline to speak?
(a) The Museum of Modern Art.
(b) The Antique Automobiles Show.
(c) The Museum of Automotive Design.
(d) The Museum of Art and Design.

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

3. When is the children's concert of "The Trumpet of the Swan" performed?
(a) April 15, 1971.
(b) April 15, 1972.
(c) May 13, 1971.
(d) May 13, 1972.

4. Where in Florida do the Whites travel to in 1963?
(a) West Palm Beach.
(b) Sarasota.
(c) Tampa.
(d) Miami.

5. What book does White negotiate the movie rights for between 1966 and 1970?
(a) "Here is New York".
(b) "Charlotte's Web".
(c) "The Trumpet of the Swan".
(d) "Stuart Little".

Short Answer Questions

1. When does White learn about the death of James Thurber?

2. What is the name of White's dog, mentioned in the letter to his stepson?

3. What reason does White give his agent for putting the book, Charlotte's Web, aside for a while?

4. Which publishing company contacts White about using his text for Strunk's book?

5. Which John Steinbeck book was the result of an assignment for Holiday magazine that White could not complete?

Short Essay Questions

1. What illnesses does Katharine battle between 1960 and 1965, and how does she adjust her work schedule?

2. How does White revise his work to be included in the new edition of "The Elements of Style"?

3. What are the elements included in the Philadelphia Orchestra's children's concert of "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1972?

4. What question does Cathy Durham ask White, and how does he respond?

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

6. How is Katharine's legacy preserved?

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

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

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

10. What ailments does White have in 1963, and how does he write about his recovery?

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