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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "Once More to the Lake" written?
(a) June, 1941.
(b) November, 1941.
(c) August, 1941.
(d) March, 1942.

2. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that DeSoto moved its clutch pedal two inches to the left the same week that Japan did what?
(a) Insulted England.
(b) Killed their Emperor.
(c) Rejected Christianity.
(d) Joined the Axis.

3. What fruit did White find labeled as having dye added in "On a Florida Key"?
(a) A mango.
(b) A pineapple.
(c) An apple.
(d) An orange.

4. Aunt Poo had married a man from where in "Aunt Poo"?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Japan.

5. What was White building in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) A scow.
(b) A shed.
(c) A deck.
(d) A spice rack.

6. In "Book Learning," White wrote that what, "however sound in principle, often seems strangely unrelated to, and unaware of, the vital, grueling job of making a living by farming"?
(a) Scientific agriculture.
(b) Philosophic reasoning.
(c) Scientific logic.
(d) Fascism.

7. What did White write was a popular word with boys in "Maine Speech"?
(a) Mister.
(b) Luster.
(c) Jester.
(d) Baster.

8. Who wrote the book that was given to White in "The Practical Farmer"?
(a) S. E. DeVille.
(b) H. A. Highstone.
(c) J. A. Williams.
(d) T. C. Morrison.

9. What word is used in place of "lift" in "Maine Speech"?
(a) Hernia.
(b) Heft.
(c) Heave.
(d) Hulk.

10. What society had White joined in "Compost"?
(a) Friends of the Land.
(b) World Wildlife Federation.
(c) The Sierra Club.
(d) The National Rifle Association.

11. When was "Book Learning" written?
(a) April, 1942.
(b) June, 1942.
(c) September, 1942.
(d) July, 1942.

12. Where did White go after breakfast on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) The bank.
(b) The harware store.
(c) The mill.
(d) The doctor.

13. What was the name of the book given to White in "The Practical Farmer"?
(a) Practical Farming for Beginners.
(b) Cattle Production.
(c) How to Raise Chickens.
(d) To Catch a Lobster.

14. When did White write he woke up on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) 7:15.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 10:30.
(d) 5:15.

15. What day of the week does "A Winter Diary" begin?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that the "motor car is, more than any other object, the expression of the" what?

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

3. Where was White while writing "The Trailer Park"?

4. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?

5. Who did White receive the questionnaire from in "Questionnaire"?

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