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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 the threat of what was "always in the pit of your stomach" in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Fog.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Death.

2. Who did White claim had been able to succeed because he was able to see the world as a whole and was not hampered by any limiting thoughts?
(a) Himself.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Charlie Chaplin.
(d) Hitler.

3. "My Day" was written when?
(a) January, 1941.
(b) May, 1941.
(c) June, 1941.
(d) August, 1941.

4. How many of White's sheep were dungy tails in "Report"?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) The fog.
(b) The rain.
(c) A full moon.
(d) The thunder.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Compost" written?

2. White wrote that he was writing on the fourth day of what battle in "Compost"?

3. What basket did E. B. White decide was unnecessary on his Maine desk in "Incoming Basket"?

4. What governmental program sponsored the limestone donations in "Lime"?

5. White claimed to be fascinated by the anatomy of what in "Motor Cars"?

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