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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book about a bee did White cite in "Children's Books"?
(a) Bumble Bumble Buzz.
(b) Mr. Bee.
(c) Bumblebuzz.
(d) James the Bee.

2. What day did White go to the campground for the pièce de résistance in "Camp Meeting"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

3. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?
(a) John Wilmore.
(b) Alexander Payne.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Daniel Webster.

4. What did White write "a hot-weather sign" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) The asterick.
(b) The question mark.
(c) The exclamation point.
(d) The comma.

5. How many children did E. B. White have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What train line in New York did White discover was being demolished in "Progress and Change"?

2. Where had White's son attended a "medium-priced private institution" in "Education"?

3. When was "Walden" written?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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