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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. What book about a bee did White cite in "Children's Books"?
(a) James the Bee.
(b) Bumble Bumble Buzz.
(c) Mr. Bee.
(d) Bumblebuzz.

2. Who gave White a baby seagull in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Ms. Jameson.
(b) Mrs. Dameron.
(c) Mr. Jameson.
(d) Mr. Dameron.

3. In "Maine Speech," White wrote that the dialect in Maine "is as different from the tongue spoken in New York as Dutch is from" what?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish
(d) German.

4. When was "Hot Weather" written?
(a) September, 1938.
(b) August, 1938.
(c) July, 1939.
(d) June, 1939.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had a campground in the next county in "Camp Meeting"?

2. What president did White refer to in "Lime"?

3. In "Fro-Joy," White and his wife set out to find a neighbor willing to lend what?

4. What magazine did White read to stay up to date on the cinema industry in "Movies"?

5. White wrote in "Children's Book's" that he'd shared his armchair with what book for the past 3 weeks?

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