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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Motor Cars, Maine Speech, Lime, Dog Training and The Wave of the Future.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. White wrote that the sound of what music "right after breakfast gives the summer day a loose, footless feeling" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Victrola.
(c) Harp.
(d) Flute.

2. White wrote in "Walden" that he had often gone a mile out of his way to avoid a place of what interest?
(a) Significant.
(b) No.
(c) Musical.
(d) Historical.

3. What did White write his friend had around his land in "Poetry"?
(a) Men with guns.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A white picket fence.
(d) An electric fence.

4. White claimed to be fascinated by the anatomy of what in "Motor Cars"?
(a) Progress.
(b) Decline.
(c) Women.
(d) Cars.

5. How many grade sheep did White report having in "Report"?
(a) 27.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave White a baby seagull in "Hot Weather"?

2. What did White see hunting in a field as he drove his son to school in "Second World War"?

3. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?

4. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?

5. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in April"?

(see the answer key)

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