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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. 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 zebra.
(b) A water buffalo.
(c) A lion.
(d) A hyena

2. Who did White go to hear speak at the campground in "Camp Meeting"?
(a) Dr. Terrance F. Edwards.
(b) Dr. Francis E. Townsend.
(c) Dr. Franklin. T. Ellis.
(d) Dr. Edward. T. Fairchild.

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

4. Who did White accompany on a day of lobster fishing in "Second World War"?
(a) Captain Donaldson.
(b) First Mate William Rodgers.
(c) Mr. Diaz.
(d) Mr. Dameron.

5. How much money had White calculated it cost him to maintain one turkey on his farm in "Security"?
(a) $424.23.
(b) $643.23.
(c) $203.45.
(d) $402.85.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?

2. To whom did White write an imaginary letter in "Walden"?

3. How many dozen eggs, brown-shelled did White claim to have produced in the past year in "Report"?

4. On what highway did White write he was doing fifty on in "Walden"?

5. Who did White take with him to revisit his childhood lake in "Once More to the Lake"?

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