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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Week in April, Movies, A Boston Terrier, The World of Tomorrow and Walden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog was Fred?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) German Shepherd.
(c) Great Dane.
(d) Rottweiler.

2. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in April"?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

3. What infirmity did the Boston terrier White had once owned have in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Blind in one eye.
(b) Deaf in one ear.
(c) No bladder control.
(d) Missing one leg.

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

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. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?

2. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?

3. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?

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

5. What Yiddish word did E. B. White use in "Removal" that means a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously?

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