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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 "Hot Weather" written?
(a) September, 1938.
(b) August, 1938.
(c) July, 1939.
(d) June, 1939.

2. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?
(a) New York.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Connecticut.

3. What did White write grew beyond in the pasture "amid juniper and granite and lambkill" in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Juniper berries.
(b) Asparagus.
(c) Wild strawberries.
(d) Potatoes.

4. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?
(a) A bear's.
(b) A monkey's.
(c) A bird's.
(d) Our own.

5. In the second edition of One Man's Meat, the book was expanded to include writings of E. B. White's for which magazine?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) Harper's Magazine.
(d) Collier's Magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day did White go to the campground for the pièce de résistance in "Camp Meeting"?

2. Who had a campground in the next county in "Camp Meeting"?

3. Where had White taken a trip in "Walden"?

4. What game sport did White describe in "Progress and Change"?

5. How much money had White calculated it cost him to maintain one turkey on his farm in "Security"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacle did White encounter in arranging his new office in "Incoming Basket"? What was his solution?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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