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

2. What grew by the potatoes below the barn in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Asparagus.
(b) Beets.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Mustard seed.

3. When was "Second World War" written?
(a) October, 1939.
(b) September, 1939.
(c) August, 1938.
(d) December, 1939.

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

5. White wrote in "Walden" that he had often gone a mile out of his way to avoid a place of what interest?
(a) Historical.
(b) Significant.
(c) Musical.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?

3. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?

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

5. What adjective did White use to describe the schoolteacher's tasks in "Education"?

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