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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. When was "Once More to the Lake" written?
(a) August, 1941.
(b) June, 1941.
(c) March, 1942.
(d) November, 1941.

2. What event had White visited in "The World of Tomorrow"?
(a) A boxing match.
(b) An auto race.
(c) The World's Fair.
(d) A movie premier.

3. What movie did White cite in which Bette Davis plays a woman who relinquishes her wealth to move to the country to be with her physician husband in "Movies"?
(a) "Juarez."
(b) "Dark Victory."
(c) "Kid Galahad."
(d) "Jezebel."

4. In "Freedom," White berated those who are inclined to think positively about the results brought about by what?
(a) Kings and Queens.
(b) Dictators and Kings.
(c) Fascists and dictators.
(d) Kings and fascists.

5. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in April"?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Yiddish word did E. B. White use in "Removal" that means a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously?

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

3. What fruit did White find labeled as having dye added in "On a Florida Key"?

4. Who did White accompany on a day of lobster fishing in "Second World War"?

5. What hung on the west wall of White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

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