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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 ride did White watch people waiting in line for at the fair in "Security"?
(a) The roller coaster.
(b) The Ferris wheel.
(c) The hay ride.
(d) The twister.

2. What adjective did White use to describe the schoolteacher's tasks in "Education"?
(a) Herculean.
(b) Augean.
(c) Simple.
(d) Pythagorean.

3. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?
(a) January, 1939.
(b) July, 1939.
(c) September, 1939.
(d) August, 1940.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Maine did E. B. White live while writing One Man's Meat?

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

3. How much money had White calculated it cost him to maintain one turkey on his farm in "Security"?

4. In "Clear Days" what Disney film did White discuss?

5. The first edition of One Man's Meat was published in what year?

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