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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many births were there in the town the last year in "Fall"?
(a) 3.
(b) 22.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

2. White wrote that he was working on a picture from what book in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) American Woodworking.
(b) The American Boy's Handy Book.
(c) The Handyman.
(d) Build it Perfect.

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

4. Where did White have lunch on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary," describing it as "booths and pine paneling and a voice singing 'I can bear the bells of Monterey"?
(a) The taproom.
(b) At home.
(c) In a barn.
(d) At a neighbors house.

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

6. "Aunt Poo" referred to whose aunt?
(a) Katharine's.
(b) E. B. White's.
(c) Jack's.
(d) Charles'.

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

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

9. 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) Insulted England.
(c) Killed their Emperor.
(d) Rejected Christianity.

10. How much did membership cost White to join the society in "Compost"?
(a) 6 dollars.
(b) 5 dollars.
(c) 3 dollars.
(d) 1 dollar.

11. White wrote that he was writing on the fourth day of what battle in "Compost"?
(a) The Battle of Germany.
(b) The Battle of Normandy.
(c) The Battle of France.
(d) The Battle of Berlin.

12. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?
(a) The bombing of Hiroshima.
(b) Chineese New Year.
(c) Kennedy's assassination.
(d) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.

13. "A Winter Diary" was written when?
(a) February, 1941.
(b) November, 1940.
(c) January, 1941.
(d) October, 1940.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did White register in the draft in "Songbirds"?

2. What president did White refer to in "Lime"?

3. When was "The Trailer Park" written?

4. What book did White claim had been so successful because it is so forthright without restrictions in "Compost"?

5. When was "Book Learning" written?

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