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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. Where in Maine did E. B. White live while writing One Man's Meat?
(a) North Brooklin.
(b) Portland.
(c) Bangor.
(d) Millinocket.

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

3. What did White claim was "painfully unimaginative in its attempt to perpetuate a faith that has been gutted by so many fires"?
(a) Art.
(b) Science.
(c) Church.
(d) Philosophy.

4. When was "Walden" written?
(a) June, 1939.
(b) April, 1939.
(c) August, 1941.
(d) September, 1940.

5. When had White registered for the draft when he became eligible in "First World War"?
(a) February, 1919.
(b) September, 1918.
(c) January, 1919.
(d) August, 1918.

Short Answer Questions

1. What infirmity did the Boston terrier White had once owned have in "A Boston Terrier"?

2. What kind of closet did White write he was building in "Removal"?

3. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?

4. The first edition of One Man's Meat was published in what year?

5. What magazine did White acknowledge he should read rather than The Rural New Yorker in "Farm Paper"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was White inundated with children's books in "Children's Books"? What books did he mention?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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