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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. What crop did White claim had done well there in "Fall" that year?
(a) Rhubarb.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Pumpkins.

2. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?
(a) Our own.
(b) A bear's.
(c) A bird's.
(d) A monkey's.

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

4. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 0.
(d) 7.

5. What was the name of the book given to White in "The Practical Farmer"?
(a) Practical Farming for Beginners.
(b) To Catch a Lobster.
(c) How to Raise Chickens.
(d) Cattle Production.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?

2. What did E. B. White claim there was a lot of in him, which were not joiners in "Compost"?

3. Who did White claim had been able to succeed because he was able to see the world as a whole and was not hampered by any limiting thoughts?

4. What society had White joined in "Compost"?

5. When was "Fall" written?

(see the answer key)

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