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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. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) The thunder.
(b) A full moon.
(c) The fog.
(d) The rain.

2. Who was frantically pacing while White and his neighbor tried to corner the sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
(a) Morris.
(b) Fred.
(c) Steven.
(d) John.

3. How many White Plymouth Rock pullets did White have in the barn in "Report"?
(a) 36.
(b) 55.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

4. 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) "Juarez."
(b) "Jezebel."
(c) "Dark Victory."
(d) "Kid Galahad."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money had White calculated it cost him to maintain one turkey on his farm in "Security"?

2. When was "Hot Weather" written?

3. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?

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

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

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