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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Getting Ready for a Cow, Bond Rally, A Week in November, Control and Cold Weather.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had White taken a trip in "Walden"?
(a) Concord, Massachusetts.
(b) Buffalo, New York.
(c) Ottawa, Ontario.
(d) Hartford, Connecticut.

2. When was Charlotte's Web published?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1955.

3. What did White write his friend had around his land in "Poetry"?
(a) Men with guns.
(b) An electric fence.
(c) A white picket fence.
(d) Rocks.

4. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?
(a) Our own.
(b) A bear's.
(c) A bird's.
(d) A monkey's.

5. What did White write in "Morningtime and Eveningtime" was "in the western part of town, over on the river where it joins the sea"?
(a) Rocky Point.
(b) The spotting post.
(c) The docks.
(d) The orchards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what village did White and his family seek shelter at in "A Winter Diary"?

2. In the second edition of One Man's Meat, the book was expanded to include writings of E. B. White's for which magazine?

3. Who was frantically pacing while White and his neighbor tried to corner the sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?

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

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

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