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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. Three of the pieces in One Man's Meat were originally published in what magazine?
(a) Harper's Bazaar.
(b) Literary Monthly.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) New York Magazine.

2. When was "Compost" written?
(a) July, 1940.
(b) September, 1940.
(c) June, 1940.
(d) April, 1940.

3. What kind of dog was Fred?
(a) German Shepherd.
(b) Great Dane.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Rottweiler.

4. When was "Motor Cars" written?
(a) October, 1940.
(b) July, 1939.
(c) January, 1940.
(d) January, 1941.

5. White claimed to be fascinated by the anatomy of what in "Motor Cars"?
(a) Decline.
(b) Progress.
(c) Women.
(d) Cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?

2. What book about a bee did White cite in "Children's Books"?

3. How many dozen eggs, brown-shelled did White claim to have produced in the past year in "Report"?

4. What did White claim people from Maine said in place of "all" in "Maine Speech"?

5. What book did White receive in the story "Dog Training"?

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