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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Once More to the Lake, Fall, Memorandum, Coon Hunt and Intimations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did White write an imaginary letter in "Walden"?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Eugene Gladstone O'Neill.
(d) Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin.

2. In "Freedom," White berated those who are inclined to think positively about the results brought about by what?
(a) Kings and Queens.
(b) Fascists and dictators.
(c) Dictators and Kings.
(d) Kings and fascists.

3. When was "Walden" written?
(a) August, 1941.
(b) April, 1939.
(c) September, 1940.
(d) June, 1939.

4. On what highway did White write he was doing fifty on in "Walden"?
(a) Highway 61.
(b) Route 66.
(c) Route 62.
(d) Country Road H.

5. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Gordon's Gin.
(b) The World's Fair.
(c) Camel cigarettes.
(d) Standard Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop did White claim had done well there in "Fall" that year?

2. What did White have to use to cure ringworm as a child in "Once More to the Lake"?

3. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?

4. What infirmity did the Boston terrier White had once owned have in "A Boston Terrier"?

5. How many births were there in the town the last year in "Fall"?

(see the answer key)

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