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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. "The Flocks We Watch by Night" begins on the "afternoon of the day after the first" what?
(a) Hail storm.
(b) Goose migration.
(c) Full moon.
(d) Killing frost.

2. How many New Hampshire Red pullets did White have in the henhouse in "Report"?
(a) 68.
(b) 112.
(c) 124.
(d) 93.

3. How many children's books did White say his wife received in the past season in "Children's Books"?
(a) 140.
(b) 100.
(c) 300.
(d) 200.

4. What book did White receive in the story "Dog Training"?
(a) A Puppy's Education.
(b) Teach that Mutt.
(c) Dog Training Made Easy.
(d) Hounds of Glory.

5. White wrote of driving past a woman in her yard using what in "Walden"?
(a) A lawnmower.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A fishing rod.
(d) A shotgun.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Second World War" written?

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

3. White wrote in "Walden" that he had often gone a mile out of his way to avoid a place of what interest?

4. What adjective did White use to describe the schoolteacher's tasks in "Education"?

5. Who did White write had never been exposed to public schools in "Education"?

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