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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his January, 1942 letter to Katharine, how does White describe his meeting with the assembled team in Washington?

2. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?

3. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?

4. When do the Whites rent a cottage on the coast of Maine?

5. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do White and Katharine handle their careers when they are first married?

2. What suggestions does White have for the New Yorker between 1932 and 1935?

3. Why does White write to Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and the director of the Bronx Zoo respectively?

4. How does White gain confidence as a writer while in college, and what acquaintances does he make there?

5. What happens in 1941 that leads to White's work in Washington?

6. What complications does Katharine have while giving birth to their son in 1931?

7. As provided in his letters, what are some of White's opinions of the war and drafting?

8. What is the purpose of White's trip with Howard Cushman, and where do they go?

9. What description does White provide of his wedding?

10. Why did White first begin writing during his childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1925, White takes a big step in his career and begins working for the New Yorker.

1) Describe White's situation after he returns from his road trip and before he discovers the New Yorker magazine.

2) Explain how White first learns about the New Yorker and the way he begins writing for it.

3) Describe how White writes about his initial impression of the New Yorker and the people he meets there.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the key points about White's experiences at Cornell University. Provide examples of his knowledge and practice of journalism, the associations he had while at college, and what those connections led to later in his life.

Essay Topic 3

"Charlotte's Web" reaches even more audiences with a successful animated film adaption of the story in 1973.

1) Explain White's concerns about the direction of a producer's idea for "Charlotte's Web", and how Hanna-Barbera is eventually given the rights to produce the film.

2) Describe the way White studies the screenplay for "Charlotte's Web", his notations that he includes when returning it, and how they are received by the animation studio.

3) Explain White's suggestions for the music of the movie and how they compare with the finalized movie.

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