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

2. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

3. What basket did E. B. White decide was unnecessary on his Maine desk in "Incoming Basket"?
(a) Partial.
(b) Out.
(c) Incoming.
(d) Temporary.

4. When was "Walden" written?
(a) September, 1940.
(b) April, 1939.
(c) June, 1939.
(d) August, 1941.

5. What event had White visited in "The World of Tomorrow"?
(a) A boxing match.
(b) An auto race.
(c) The World's Fair.
(d) A movie premier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book about a bee did White cite in "Children's Books"?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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