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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) New York Magazine.
(b) Literary Monthly.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Harper's Bazaar.

2. When was "Removal" written?
(a) August, 1938.
(b) July, 1938.
(c) June, 1939.
(d) July, 1939.

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

4. Why did White's neighbor come to get one of his ewes in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
(a) Her mouth was bleeding.
(b) She just gave birth.
(c) She had a cough.
(d) Her leg was injured.

5. What adjective did White use to describe the schoolteacher's tasks in "Education"?
(a) Herculean.
(b) Pythagorean.
(c) Augean.
(d) Simple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White say grew in the patch close to the farm in "Salt Water Farm"?

2. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?

3. In the end of "The Flocks We Watch by Night" White and his neighbor ended up at the neighbor's house doing what?

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

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

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