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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 claim people from Maine said in place of "all" in "Maine Speech"?
(a) The entire lot.
(b) Every piece.
(c) Every last section.
(d) The whole of.

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

3. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that some years ago "car manufacturers maliciously began reducing the size of windows and increasing the size of" what?
(a) Mudguards.
(b) Fuel tanks.
(c) Tires.
(d) Engines.

4. White wrote in "Children's Book's" that he'd shared his armchair with what book for the past 3 weeks?
(a) Boyhood Adventures of Our Presidents.
(b) Bumblebuzz.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) The Cat from Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was White while writing "The Trailer Park"?

2. In "Fro-Joy," White and his wife set out to find a neighbor willing to lend what?

3. What initial did White refer to his neighbor who had died in "A Week in April"?

4. What ride did White watch people waiting in line for at the fair in "Security"?

5. What did White describe on the floor of his cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

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