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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. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Christina.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Katharine.

2. 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) The Cat from Chicago.
(c) Bumblebuzz.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

3. White wrote that a gentleman had come to his house to adjust what the other day in "Fall"?
(a) A compass.
(b) Eyeglasses.
(c) A plow.
(d) A rifle sight.

4. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Morning.
(b) July.
(c) Summertime.
(d) Lunchtime.

5. When was "Getting Ready for a Cow" written?
(a) March, 1942.
(b) April, 1942.
(c) September, 1942.
(d) October, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?

2. When was "Removal" written?

3. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in November"?

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

5. What kind of dog was Fred?

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