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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?
(a) Alexander Payne.
(b) John Wilmore.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Daniel Webster.

2. In the second edition of One Man's Meat, the book was expanded to include writings of E. B. White's for which magazine?
(a) Harper's Magazine.
(b) Collier's Magazine.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) The New Yorker.

3. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in April"?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. What large and unattractive item did White write "came to be a sort of symbol of what I was trying to escape from" in "Removal"?
(a) A chest.
(b) An armoir.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A bookshelf.

5. Who did White go to hear speak at the campground in "Camp Meeting"?
(a) Dr. Francis E. Townsend.
(b) Dr. Franklin. T. Ellis.
(c) Dr. Edward. T. Fairchild.
(d) Dr. Terrance F. Edwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White claim was "painfully unimaginative in its attempt to perpetuate a faith that has been gutted by so many fires"?

2. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?

3. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?

4. What initial did White refer to his neighbor who had died in "A Week in April"?

5. When was "Walden" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was White's transition to Maine like in the first articles of One Man's Meat? How is this reflected in his writing?

2. What magazines did White discuss in the article "Farm Paper"?

3. What did White discover about his expenses on the farm in "Security"? What was he doing in the narrative?

4. When did "Hot Weather" take place? What imagery did White exhibit in the essay?

5. What conflict did White face in "Clear Days"? How did he relate this to world events?

6. What did White write about his feelings of religion in "Sabbath Morn"?

7. When was "Report" written? What did this article entail?

8. How did White describe the difference in duties for the country teacher in "Education"?

9. What irony did White note about the dog in "A Boston Terrier"?

10. Describe the contradictions in E. B. White's nature as viewed through his writing.

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