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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. When does Katharine pass away?
(a) November, 1977.
(b) July, 1977.
(c) November, 1978.
(d) July, 1978.
2. Based on White's input to a book on the New Yorker, from which magazines was Ross trying to make the New Yorker different?
(a) Life.
(b) Life and Harper's.
(c) Harper's.
(d) Neither Life nor Harper's.
3. 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.
4. Which Maine Senator does White write to in opposition of the Dirksen amendment?
(a) Edmund S. Muskie.
(b) Frederick G. Payne.
(c) Margaret Chase Smith.
(d) William D. Hathaway.
5. How many proposals does White have to make a movie of "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) Several.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) None.
(d) A few.
Short Answer Questions
1. In a letter to his brother, Stanley, what does White fear the surgeons will find in his abdomen during an operation?
2. What type of sound do the suggested songs for "Charlotte's Web" have in White's opinion?
3. In his letter to fifth grade students, how many sheep does White say that he has?
4. What does the Dirksen amendment involve?
5. Which colleges are included in the list that White mentions as receiving portions of Katharine's books?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does White respond to a confused senior at Newton High School?
2. What is White's problem with taxi cab doors in his 1950 memo to Harold Ross?
3. How does White describe the beginning days of the New Yorker to an author that is researching a book?
4. What are the elements included in the Philadelphia Orchestra's children's concert of "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1972?
5. In another letter to Stanley, what does White say about his use of traction?
6. What joke does White make to his brother, Stanley, before having a hernia operation?
7. Who does the illustrations for "Charlotte's Web", and what does White send to his publisher to help with the drawing of Charlotte?
8. Which ailment and animal's escapades does White write to his stepson and his wife about in 1968?
9. How does White contribute to his biography, and when and where does he pass away?
10. How does White revise his work to be included in the new edition of "The Elements of Style"?
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