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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did White claim as his profession in "Questionnaire"?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Hunter/Gatherer.
(d) Steward of the land.

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

3. White admitted in "Freedom" that he was not anxious to do what?
(a) Attend a funeral.
(b) Work anymore.
(c) Change the world.
(d) To go to New York City.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. When was "On a Florida Key" written?
(a) March, 1941.
(b) March, 1940.
(c) January, 1940.
(d) February, 1941.

15. When was "Memorandum" written?
(a) June, 1941.
(b) October, 1941.
(c) December, 1941.
(d) January, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White describe on the floor of his cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

2. Where did White go after breakfast on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary"?

3. What did White write that people say in Maine when "you are holding a wedge for somebody to tap with a hammer"?

4. When was "A Shepherd's Life" written?

5. What fruit did White find labeled as having dye added in "On a Florida Key"?

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