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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did White claim was "painfully unimaginative in its attempt to perpetuate a faith that has been gutted by so many fires"?
(a) Church.
(b) Art.
(c) Science.
(d) Philosophy.

2. Where was the junk shop that E. B. White went to get rid of a piece of furniture in "Removal"?
(a) 5th Avenue.
(b) 14th Street.
(c) 3rd Avenue.
(d) 2nd Avenue.

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

4. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?
(a) Dead presidents.
(b) Sickly actors.
(c) Decayed philosophers.
(d) Moldy poets.

5. White wrote of driving past a woman in her yard using what in "Walden"?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A lawnmower.
(d) A fishing rod.

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

7. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?
(a) Daniel Webster.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Alexander Payne.
(d) John Wilmore.

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

9. Who gave White a baby seagull in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Mrs. Dameron.
(b) Ms. Jameson.
(c) Mr. Dameron.
(d) Mr. Jameson.

10. Who did White write had never been exposed to public schools in "Education"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His son.

11. Who was frantically pacing while White and his neighbor tried to corner the sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
(a) Morris.
(b) Steven.
(c) John.
(d) Fred.

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

13. Where was E. B. White born?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) Mt. Vernon, New York.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Brooklyn, New York.

14. What did White write "a hot-weather sign" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) The exclamation point.
(b) The question mark.
(c) The asterick.
(d) The comma.

15. What initial did White refer to his neighbor who had died in "A Week in April"?
(a) D.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) M.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?

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

4. What adjective did White use to describe the schoolteacher's tasks in "Education"?

5. The speaker in "Camp Meeting" spoke about his financial plan for taking care of who in the United States?

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