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

2. How many pounds of cod and haddock had White caught in "Report"?
(a) 200.
(b) 234.
(c) 74.
(d) 175.

3. What did White write his friend had around his land in "Poetry"?
(a) A white picket fence.
(b) An electric fence.
(c) Men with guns.
(d) Rocks.

4. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Katharine.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Christina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Hot Weather" written?

2. How many New Hampshire Red pullets did White have in the henhouse in "Report"?

3. 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"?

4. When did World War I end?

5. How many Toulouse geese did White have in "Report"?

(see the answer key)

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