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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 in "Motor Cars" that DeSoto moved its clutch pedal two inches to the left the same week that Japan did what?
(a) Joined the Axis.
(b) Insulted England.
(c) Killed their Emperor.
(d) Rejected Christianity.

2. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?
(a) November, 1939.
(b) October, 1938.
(c) March, 1938.
(d) June, 1940.

3. What event had White visited in "The World of Tomorrow"?
(a) A boxing match.
(b) A movie premier.
(c) An auto race.
(d) The World's Fair.

4. What initial did White refer to his neighbor who had died in "A Week in April"?
(a) D.
(b) C.
(c) B.
(d) M.

5. What magazine did White read to stay up to date on the cinema industry in "Movies"?
(a) Movies Monthly.
(b) Entertainment Weekly.
(c) Film Weekly.
(d) Motion Picture magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White write he would rather train to balance an Indian club "than induce a dachshund to heed my slightest command" in "Dog Training"?

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

3. How much ground limestone did White receive from the government in "Lime"?

4. To whom did White write an imaginary letter in "Walden"?

5. Who did White accompany on a day of lobster fishing in "Second World War"?

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