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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hung on the west wall of White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?
(a) An Indian rug.
(b) A painting.
(c) A school degree.
(d) A bathing suit.

2. What did White write in "Morningtime and Eveningtime" was "in the western part of town, over on the river where it joins the sea"?
(a) The orchards.
(b) Rocky Point.
(c) The docks.
(d) The spotting post.

3. "Songbirds" was written when?
(a) April, 1942.
(b) May, 1942.
(c) March, 1942.
(d) May, 1941.

4. What book did White receive in the story "Dog Training"?
(a) Hounds of Glory.
(b) Dog Training Made Easy.
(c) Teach that Mutt.
(d) A Puppy's Education.

5. White wrote that he did not think there is any considerable good in what, in "Sanitation"?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Clarity of thought.
(c) Punctuality.
(d) Fishing in the rain.

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

7. When did White register in the draft in "Songbirds"?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) December.
(d) May.

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

9. Where was White while writing "The Trailer Park"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

10. Who gave White the book on farming in "The Practical Farmer"?
(a) His wife.
(b) A preacher.
(c) His publishers.
(d) A salesman.

11. What color were the walls painted in White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

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

13. 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) Ford's dream.
(c) Public's wealth.
(d) Diesel's passion.

14. When was "Lime" written?
(a) December, 1940.
(b) November, 1940.
(c) January, 1941.
(d) February, 1941.

15. What did White write he would rather train to balance an Indian club "than induce a dachshund to heed my slightest command" in "Dog Training"?
(a) A hyena
(b) A lion.
(c) A zebra.
(d) A water buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When was "On a Florida Key" written?

4. When was "Motor Cars" written?

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

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