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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Flocks We Watch by Night, Report, Fro-Joy, Farm Paper and Town Meeting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did White write had never been exposed to public schools in "Education"?
(a) His son.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His father.

2. When had White registered for the draft when he became eligible in "First World War"?
(a) February, 1919.
(b) September, 1918.
(c) January, 1919.
(d) August, 1918.

3. In what year was E. B. White's Forward to One Man's Meat written?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1944.

4. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?
(a) A bird's.
(b) Our own.
(c) A monkey's.
(d) A bear's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Sabbath Morn" written?

2. Why did White's neighbor come to get one of his ewes in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?

3. What did White see hunting in a field as he drove his son to school in "Second World War"?

4. What magazine did White acknowledge he should read rather than The Rural New Yorker in "Farm Paper"?

5. What magazine did White read to stay up to date on the cinema industry in "Movies"?

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