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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children's Books, Progress and Change, Salt Water Farm, Sabbath Morn and Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Christina.
(c) Katharine.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

3. White wrote that the threat of what was "always in the pit of your stomach" in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Snow.
(b) Death.
(c) Rain.
(d) Fog.

4. What did White say grew in the patch close to the farm in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Rhubarb.

5. When was "Sabbath Morn" written?
(a) August, 1941.
(b) September, 1939.
(c) February, 1939.
(d) July, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?

2. What grew by the potatoes below the barn in "Salt Water Farm"?

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

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

5. What ride did White watch people waiting in line for at the fair in "Security"?

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