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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. The campground White described in "Camp Meeting" was in a clump of woods near what?
(a) Waterville.
(b) East Machias.
(c) Oakland.
(d) Bangor.

2. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) The fog.
(b) A full moon.
(c) The rain.
(d) The thunder.

3. When was "Sabbath Morn" written?
(a) February, 1939.
(b) September, 1939.
(c) July, 1940.
(d) August, 1941.

4. White wrote that the sound of what music "right after breakfast gives the summer day a loose, footless feeling" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Harp.
(b) Flute.
(c) Victrola.
(d) Tuba.

5. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?
(a) July.
(b) Lunchtime.
(c) Morning.
(d) Summertime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had White's son attended a "medium-priced private institution" in "Education"?

2. What did White write was closely associated with evening and day's end in "Hot Weather"?

3. What magazine did White read to stay up to date on the cinema industry in "Movies"?

4. White wrote of driving past a woman in her yard using what in "Walden"?

5. To whom did White write an imaginary letter in "Walden"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did White describe doing in "Removal"? What was White's difficulty in this transition?

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

6. Who did White write a letter to in "Walden"? Why?

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

8. What was White's impression of the World's Fair in "World of Tomorrow"?

9. What news did White discover in "Progress and Change"? What nostalgia did it bring up?

10. Who did White see speak in "Camp Meeting"? What were his conclusions of the speech?

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