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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. In "Hot Weather," White wrote of beaches with bathhouses that smelled like what?
(a) Dead fish.
(b) Sour towels.
(c) Unwashed feet.
(d) Garbage cans.

2. What ride did White watch people waiting in line for at the fair in "Security"?
(a) The Ferris wheel.
(b) The twister.
(c) The hay ride.
(d) The roller coaster.

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

4. When was "Hot Weather" written?
(a) September, 1938.
(b) August, 1938.
(c) June, 1939.
(d) July, 1939.

5. With whom did White share pastures for their sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Edward.
(c) Charles.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was E. B. White's Forward to One Man's Meat written?

2. What is the last of the animals White listed having in "Report"?

3. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?

4. What infirmity did the Boston terrier White had once owned have in "A Boston Terrier"?

5. How many children's books did White say his wife received in the past season in "Children's Books"?

(see the answer key)

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