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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. "A Winter Diary" was written when?
(a) October, 1940.
(b) January, 1941.
(c) February, 1941.
(d) November, 1940.

2. What basket did E. B. White decide was unnecessary on his Maine desk in "Incoming Basket"?
(a) Incoming.
(b) Out.
(c) Partial.
(d) Temporary.

3. What word is used in place of "lift" in "Maine Speech"?
(a) Heave.
(b) Hernia.
(c) Hulk.
(d) Heft.

4. What did White write he would rather train to balance an Indian club "than induce a dachshund to heed my slightest command" in "Dog Training"?
(a) A lion.
(b) A water buffalo.
(c) A zebra.
(d) A hyena

5. When was "Lime" written?
(a) January, 1941.
(b) February, 1941.
(c) December, 1940.
(d) November, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?

2. Where was E. B. White born?

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

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

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

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