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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. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?
(a) March, 1938.
(b) November, 1939.
(c) June, 1940.
(d) October, 1938.

2. White wrote in "Walden" that he had often gone a mile out of his way to avoid a place of what interest?
(a) Musical.
(b) Significant.
(c) No.
(d) Historical.

3. Where had White's son attended a "medium-priced private institution" in "Education"?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Connecticut.

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

5. Who did White accompany on a day of lobster fishing in "Second World War"?
(a) First Mate William Rodgers.
(b) Mr. Dameron.
(c) Mr. Diaz.
(d) Captain Donaldson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Toulouse geese did White have in "Report"?

2. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?

3. In "Clear Days" what Disney film did White discuss?

4. What did White say grew in the patch close to the farm in "Salt Water Farm"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What can be noted about White's personality in reading his articles? What character traits did he exhibit?

10. What did White conclude about poets in "Poetry"?

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