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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 Yiddish word did E. B. White use in "Removal" that means a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously?
(a) Chutzpah.
(b) Putz.
(c) Goy.
(d) Kibitzer.

2. Where was E. B. White born?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) Brooklyn, New York.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Mt. Vernon, New York.

3. How many children did E. B. White have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

4. How many children's books did White say his wife received in the past season in "Children's Books"?
(a) 200.
(b) 140.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

5. With whom did White share pastures for their sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
(a) Edward.
(b) David.
(c) Charles.
(d) Benjamin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Walden," White wrote, "We may all be ______ yet, whether we like it or not."

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?

3. When was "Report" written?

4. What basket did E. B. White decide was unnecessary on his Maine desk in "Incoming Basket"?

5. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was White's subject matter in "Town Meeting"? What conclusion did he reach?

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

3. What foreshadowing can be seen in White's second section of articles in One Man's Meat?

4. When was "The Summer Catarrh" written? What did White write about his allergies in this essay?

5. Why did Charles come over in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"? What did he and White do?

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

7. Where did White go in "Second World War"? What was his impression of the trip and his companion?

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

9. Describe White's use of imagery and other literary mechanisms. How did White provide humor in his articles?

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

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