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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What magazine did White read to stay up to date on the cinema industry in "Movies"?
(a) Entertainment Weekly.
(b) Film Weekly.
(c) Movies Monthly.
(d) Motion Picture magazine.

3. What grew by the potatoes below the barn in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Asparagus.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Beets.
(d) Mustard seed.

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

5. What train line in New York did White discover was being demolished in "Progress and Change"?
(a) Sixth Avenue El.
(b) The G Train.
(c) The 14th Street El.
(d) The A Train.

6. Three of the pieces in One Man's Meat were originally published in what magazine?
(a) New York Magazine.
(b) Literary Monthly.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Harper's Bazaar.

7. In the second edition of One Man's Meat, the book was expanded to include writings of E. B. White's for which magazine?
(a) Collier's Magazine.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Harper's Magazine.

8. Who did White go to hear speak at the campground in "Camp Meeting"?
(a) Dr. Francis E. Townsend.
(b) Dr. Terrance F. Edwards.
(c) Dr. Edward. T. Fairchild.
(d) Dr. Franklin. T. Ellis.

9. When did World War I end?
(a) March, 1919.
(b) December, 1918.
(c) November, 1918.
(d) January, 1919.

10. How many of White's sheep were dungy tails in "Report"?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

11. 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.

12. What book about a bee did White cite in "Children's Books"?
(a) Mr. Bee.
(b) James the Bee.
(c) Bumblebuzz.
(d) Bumble Bumble Buzz.

13. How many children's books did White say his wife received in the past season in "Children's Books"?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 140.

14. What Yiddish word did E. B. White use in "Removal" that means a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously?
(a) Chutzpah.
(b) Putz.
(c) Kibitzer.
(d) Goy.

15. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in April"?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What basket did E. B. White decide was unnecessary on his Maine desk in "Incoming Basket"?

2. Where was E. B. White born?

3. When was Charlotte's Web published?

4. In "Walden," White wrote, "We may all be ______ yet, whether we like it or not."

5. In "Clear Days" what Disney film did White discuss?

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