This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Songbirds, Questionnaire, Aunt Poo, Book Learning and Morningtime and Eveningtime.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When had White registered for the draft when he became eligible in "First World War"?
(a) January, 1919.
(b) February, 1919.
(c) September, 1918.
(d) August, 1918.

2. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) The thunder.
(b) The rain.
(c) The fog.
(d) A full moon.

3. White wrote that he did not think there is any considerable good in what, in "Sanitation"?
(a) Fishing in the rain.
(b) Clarity of thought.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Punctuality.

4. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Alexander Payne.
(c) John Wilmore.
(d) Daniel Webster.

5. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?
(a) Badminton.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Horseshoes.
(d) Croquet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Book Learning," White wrote that what, "however sound in principle, often seems strangely unrelated to, and unaware of, the vital, grueling job of making a living by farming"?

2. In "Freedom," White berated those who are inclined to think positively about the results brought about by what?

3. What color were the walls painted in White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

4. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?

5. What hung on the west wall of White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

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