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

2. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?
(a) Maryland.
(b) New York.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

4. On what highway did White write he was doing fifty on in "Walden"?
(a) Route 66.
(b) Country Road H.
(c) Highway 61.
(d) Route 62.

5. What did White write grew beyond in the pasture "amid juniper and granite and lambkill" in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Juniper berries.
(b) Asparagus.
(c) Wild strawberries.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Walden," White wrote, "We may all be ______ yet, whether we like it or not."

3. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?

4. What kind of dog was Fred?

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

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