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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Once More to the Lake, Fall, Memorandum, Coon Hunt and Intimations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. White wrote that he was writing on the fourth day of what battle in "Compost"?
(a) The Battle of Berlin.
(b) The Battle of France.
(c) The Battle of Normandy.
(d) The Battle of Germany.

2. Where did White have lunch on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary," describing it as "booths and pine paneling and a voice singing 'I can bear the bells of Monterey"?
(a) At a neighbors house.
(b) In a barn.
(c) The taproom.
(d) At home.

3. What president did White refer to in "Lime"?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. In "Fro-Joy," White and his wife set out to find a neighbor willing to lend what?
(a) A hammer and nail.
(b) A gun and bullets.
(c) A hope and a prayer.
(d) A horse and sleigh.

5. How many young men did White say had gone into the service from his town in "Fall"?
(a) 34.
(b) 9.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in April"?

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

3. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?

4. What color were the walls painted in White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

5. Where did White go after breakfast on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary"?

(see the answer key)

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