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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. When was "Second World War" written?
(a) December, 1939.
(b) October, 1939.
(c) September, 1939.
(d) August, 1938.

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

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

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

5. Where had White taken a trip in "Walden"?
(a) Concord, Massachusetts.
(b) Buffalo, New York.
(c) Ottawa, Ontario.
(d) Hartford, Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Walden" written?

2. White wrote that the threat of what was "always in the pit of your stomach" in "Salt Water Farm"?

3. White wrote in "Walden" that he had often gone a mile out of his way to avoid a place of what interest?

4. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?

5. What adjective did White use to describe the schoolteacher's tasks in "Education"?

(see the answer key)

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