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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Winter Diary, On a Florida Key, The Trailer Park, Spring and My Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. White wrote in "Sanitation," "The good world will be impossible to achieve until parents quit teaching their children about" what?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Radicalism.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Gluttony.

2. Who gave White a baby seagull in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Mrs. Dameron.
(b) Mr. Dameron.
(c) Mr. Jameson.
(d) Ms. Jameson.

3. What book about a bee did White cite in "Children's Books"?
(a) Mr. Bee.
(b) Bumblebuzz.
(c) Bumble Bumble Buzz.
(d) James the Bee.

4. White wrote that he was working on a picture from what book in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) The Handyman.
(b) Build it Perfect.
(c) American Woodworking.
(d) The American Boy's Handy Book.

5. Where was E. B. White born?
(a) Queens, New York.
(b) Mt. Vernon, New York.
(c) Brooklyn, New York.
(d) Bangor, Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?

2. When was "Lime" written?

3. What fruit did White find labeled as having dye added in "On a Florida Key"?

4. What society had White joined in "Compost"?

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

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