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. When was "Sabbath Morn" written?
(a) September, 1939.
(b) August, 1941.
(c) July, 1940.
(d) February, 1939.

2. Where was White while writing "The Trailer Park"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

3. In "Hot Weather," White wrote of beaches with bathhouses that smelled like what?
(a) Sour towels.
(b) Dead fish.
(c) Unwashed feet.
(d) Garbage cans.

4. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?
(a) September, 1939.
(b) August, 1940.
(c) July, 1939.
(d) January, 1939.

5. Who had a campground in the next county in "Camp Meeting"?
(a) The Catholics.
(b) The Jewish.
(c) The Methodists.
(d) The Omish.

Short Answer Questions

1. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that some years ago "car manufacturers maliciously began reducing the size of windows and increasing the size of" what?

2. What did White have to use to cure ringworm as a child in "Once More to the Lake"?

3. What did White write in "Morningtime and Eveningtime" was "in the western part of town, over on the river where it joins the sea"?

4. In the beginning of "A Shepherd's Life," White wrote "This is a day of 'high winds and _______ promises.

5. What did White write started in the next week in "Songbirds"?

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