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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did White take with him to revisit his childhood lake in "Once More to the Lake"?
(a) His father.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

3. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that the "motor car is, more than any other object, the expression of the" what?
(a) Nation's character.
(b) Public's wealth.
(c) Diesel's passion.
(d) Ford's dream.

4. White wrote in "Sanitation," "The good world will be impossible to achieve until parents quit teaching their children about" what?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Radicalism.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Selfishness.

5. Who did White receive the questionnaire from in "Questionnaire"?
(a) The Treasury.
(b) The Navy.
(c) Selective Service.
(d) Federal Bureau of Investigation.

6. White wrote in "A Shepherd's Life" that his goose would lay her what egg today?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) First.
(d) Sixth.

7. When was "Morningtime and Eveningtime" written?
(a) August, 1942.
(b) September, 1942.
(c) August, 1941.
(d) September, 1941.

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

9. Whose rooming house did White and his family seek shelter at in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) Grandma Worthington's.
(b) Ms. Watson's.
(c) Mrs. Wilson's.
(d) Mr. Johnson's.

10. What did White claim people from Maine said in place of "all" in "Maine Speech"?
(a) Every last section.
(b) The whole of.
(c) The entire lot.
(d) Every piece.

11. When was "The Trailer Park" written?
(a) December, 1940.
(b) February, 1941.
(c) March, 1941.
(d) June, 1941.

12. In the beginning of "A Shepherd's Life," White wrote "This is a day of 'high winds and _______ promises.
(a) Extravagant.
(b) Envious.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Empty.

13. What did White have to use to cure ringworm as a child in "Once More to the Lake"?
(a) Birch bark.
(b) Pond's Extract.
(c) Blueberry juice.
(d) White moss.

14. What was the weather like in the beginning of "On a Florida Key"?
(a) Raining.
(b) Cold.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Foggy.

15. When was "Compost" written?
(a) June, 1940.
(b) July, 1940.
(c) April, 1940.
(d) September, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Memorandum" written?

2. How many young men did White say had gone into the service from his town in "Fall"?

3. How many births were there in the town the last year in "Fall"?

4. When was "Book Learning" written?

5. In what year did White's father rent a cabin on a lake in Maine and take his family there for the month of August in "Once More to the Lake"?

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