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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 movie did White cite in which Bette Davis plays a woman who relinquishes her wealth to move to the country to be with her physician husband in "Movies"?
(a) "Kid Galahad."
(b) "Dark Victory."
(c) "Jezebel."
(d) "Juarez."

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

3. Where had White's son attended a "medium-priced private institution" in "Education"?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

4. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Lunchtime.
(b) July.
(c) Morning.
(d) Summertime.

5. What large and unattractive item did White write "came to be a sort of symbol of what I was trying to escape from" in "Removal"?
(a) A bookshelf.
(b) An armoir.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day did White go to the campground for the pièce de résistance in "Camp Meeting"?

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

3. What did White write was closely associated with evening and day's end in "Hot Weather"?

4. What event had White visited in "The World of Tomorrow"?

5. When was Charlotte's Web published?

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