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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. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Badminton.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Horseshoes.
2. What event had White visited in "The World of Tomorrow"?
(a) A boxing match.
(b) A movie premier.
(c) The World's Fair.
(d) An auto race.
3. Who gave White a baby seagull in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Mr. Jameson.
(b) Mr. Dameron.
(c) Mrs. Dameron.
(d) Ms. Jameson.
4. In the end of "The Flocks We Watch by Night" White and his neighbor ended up at the neighbor's house doing what?
(a) Smoking cigarettes.
(b) Mending fences.
(c) Sheering sheep.
(d) Drinking beer.
5. White wrote of driving past a woman in her yard using what in "Walden"?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A fishing rod.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A lawnmower.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was "Second World War" written?
2. What did White write was closely associated with evening and day's end in "Hot Weather"?
3. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?
4. When was "Walden" written?
5. Who was frantically pacing while White and his neighbor tried to corner the sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was White's subject matter in "Town Meeting"? What conclusion did he reach?
2. What did White describe doing in "Removal"? What was White's difficulty in this transition?
3. What conflict did White face in "Clear Days"? How did he relate this to world events?
4. What irony did White note about the dog in "A Boston Terrier"?
5. What events did White describe in "A Week in April"?
6. How vast was the farm White owned and described in "Salt Water Farm"?
7. What can be noted about White's personality in reading his articles? What character traits did he exhibit?
8. What did White conclude about poets in "Poetry"?
9. What news did White discover in "Progress and Change"? What nostalgia did it bring up?
10. What was the central conflict in "First World War"?
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