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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. How long were Katharine and E.B. White married?
2. Which city's orchestra does White adapt "The Trumpet of the Swan" for?
3. When does Katharine pass away?
4. Which publishing company contacts White about using his text for Strunk's book?
5. What is the subject of Sam Beaver's poem included in the children's concert of "The Trumpet of the Swan"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does White contribute to his biography, and when and where does he pass away?
2. How does White revise his work to be included in the new edition of "The Elements of Style"?
3. How is Katharine's legacy preserved?
4. How does White respond to a confused senior at Newton High School?
5. What complications does White have with his vision in 1982, and how many years does he provide newsbreaks for the New Yorker before retiring?
6. What is White's concern with the cover art for "Charlotte's Web" and what appropriate advice does he share?
7. What ailments does White have in 1963, and how does he write about his recovery?
8. How does White's response to Cathy Durham generate controversy, and what solution does his publisher implement?
9. 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?
10. What changes does White experience after Katharine passes away?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
E.B. White provides an autobiography about his family background as the preface for the "Letters of E.B. White".
1) Describe the background of White's parents and what led them to make their home in Mt. Vernon.
2) Explain which siblings White is closest to and why.
3) Describe the help and encouragement that White receives while growing up.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Throughout his career, White has declined various offers for jobs, associations, and interviews. Choose three examples of offers that White declines, and explain the situations for each of them along with the reasons why White might have turned those offers down.
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