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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 encourage a college student to get in order to inspire her to write?
(a) A wide assortment of pens.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) An electric typewriter.
(d) A solid supply of paper.

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

3. Which colleges are included in the list that White mentions as receiving portions of Katharine's books?
(a) Cornell, Yale, and Harvard.
(b) Yale and Harvard.
(c) Cornell and Harvard.
(d) Cornell and Yale.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which upcoming fiction writer are the Whites fans?

2. Which one of the following is a concern that White has about the illustrations in "Charlotte's Web"?

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

4. What town's fifth grade students receive a letter from White, answering their questions about "Charlotte's Web"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Katharine's legacy preserved?

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