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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. After a series of illnesses, how many months of the year does Katharine arrange to work for the New Yorker?
2. How many proposals does White have to make a movie of "Charlotte's Web"?
3. Which one of the following is not included in the advice White gives to fourth-graders in Columbus, Ohio about how to write a book?
4. Which publishing company contacts White about using his text for Strunk's book?
5. What is the main reason why White is still at the New Yorker in 1956?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What joke does White make to his brother, Stanley, before having a hernia operation?
3. What does White reveal about his farm in his answer to the questions of Mrs. Bard's fifth-grade class in Larchmont, New York?
4. What complications does White have with his vision in 1982, and how many years does he provide newsbreaks for the New Yorker before retiring?
5. How does Hanna-Barbera acquire the rights to produce the animated motion picture version of "Charlotte's Web"?
6. How does White describe the beginning days of the New Yorker to an author that is researching a book?
7. What journalistic advice does White give to his granddaughter in 1975?
8. What feedback and advice does White offer to James Thurber for the story,"The Thirteen Clocks"?
9. In a December, 1951 letter, how does White respond to a depressed undergraduate student about her plans to become a writer?
10. Why does White write to Maine Sen. Margaret Chase Smith?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
White and Howard Cushman travel across the country in 1922 to learn about writing and life.
1) Describe Howard Cushman, his situation, and why he wants to embark on a cross country trip.
2) Explain White's motivation for the trip and what he hopes to accomplish.
3) Analyze White's job with the Seattle Times and his relationship with Alice Burchfield during the time of his trip.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze White's response to a letter by Cathy Durham about why he has not written another children's book. Include why he might have replied that way, the response of Cathy's librarian, and the solution that White's publisher develops for preventing any future issues.
Essay Topic 3
Describe White's involvement with "The Elements of Style", what inspires him to first write a remembrance for Professor Strunk, how his text is revised and expanded, the contributions that he makes to the new edition, and the reasons why the book has become so popular with students and writers. Use White's letter to a former secretary later in his life to also explain why he indicates that he does not understand "The Elements of Style".
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