View a FREE sample

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. How many pounds of mackerel had White caught in "Report"?
(a) 38.
(b) 542.
(c) 246.
(d) 150.

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

3. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?
(a) October, 1938.
(b) November, 1939.
(c) March, 1938.
(d) June, 1940.

4. When was "Walden" written?
(a) August, 1941.
(b) September, 1940.
(c) April, 1939.
(d) June, 1939.

5. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Standard Oil.
(b) Camel cigarettes.
(c) The World's Fair.
(d) Gordon's Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did E. B. White have?

2. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?

3. What grew by the potatoes below the barn in "Salt Water Farm"?

4. What day did White go to the campground for the pièce de résistance in "Camp Meeting"?

5. Who had a campground in the next county in "Camp Meeting"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 161 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample