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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. Where was the junk shop that E. B. White went to get rid of a piece of furniture in "Removal"?
(a) 2nd Avenue.
(b) 5th Avenue.
(c) 14th Street.
(d) 3rd Avenue.

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

3. How many children's books did White say his wife received in the past season in "Children's Books"?
(a) 100.
(b) 300.
(c) 140.
(d) 200.

4. In "Hot Weather," White wrote of beaches with bathhouses that smelled like what?
(a) Dead fish.
(b) Garbage cans.
(c) Unwashed feet.
(d) Sour towels.

5. What did White claim was "painfully unimaginative in its attempt to perpetuate a faith that has been gutted by so many fires"?
(a) Science.
(b) Church.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?

2. When was "Removal" written?

3. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?

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

5. When was "Hot Weather" written?

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