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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Third.
(c) Second.
(d) First.

2. In "Clear Days" what Disney film did White discuss?
(a) Bambi.
(b) Fantasia.
(c) Sleeping Beauty.
(d) Cinderella.

3. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?
(a) Horseshoes.
(b) Badminton.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Tennis.

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

5. In what year was E. B. White's Forward to One Man's Meat written?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1946.

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

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

8. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) A full moon.
(b) The fog.
(c) The rain.
(d) The thunder.

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

10. How many grade sheep did White report having in "Report"?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 27.

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

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

13. When was "Hot Weather" written?
(a) August, 1938.
(b) September, 1938.
(c) June, 1939.
(d) July, 1939.

14. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?
(a) March, 1938.
(b) October, 1938.
(c) June, 1940.
(d) November, 1939.

15. When was "Removal" written?
(a) June, 1939.
(b) July, 1938.
(c) August, 1938.
(d) July, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds of mackerel had White caught in "Report"?

2. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?

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

4. How many New Hampshire Red pullets did White have in the henhouse in "Report"?

5. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?

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