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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. In what village did White and his family seek shelter at in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) Japan.
(b) Tibet.
(c) China.
(d) Malaysia.

2. What was White building in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) A shed.
(b) A deck.
(c) A spice rack.
(d) A scow.

3. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?
(a) Kennedy's assassination.
(b) The bombing of Hiroshima.
(c) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(d) Chineese New Year.

4. Where did White go after breakfast on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) The harware store.
(b) The mill.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The bank.

5. When was "Maine Speech" written?
(a) October, 1940.
(b) November, 1939.
(c) March, 1940.
(d) June, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many births were there in the town the last year in "Fall"?

2. How much did membership cost White to join the society in "Compost"?

3. What did White claim was hard to get in "Songbirds"?

4. What was the weather like in the beginning of "On a Florida Key"?

5. What book did White claim had been so successful because it is so forthright without restrictions in "Compost"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What actions did White retell in "My Day"?

2. What opposing imaged did White juxtapose in "Morningtime and Eveningtime"? What irony did he find?

3. In what way did White claim children could be coddled in "Sanitation"?

4. What events did White describe in "A Winter Diary"?

5. What did White remark about the exclusivity of Maine in "Maine Speech"?

6. Who did "Aunt Poo" refer to? Why was White thinking of her?

7. What was the tone of the article "Freedom"?

8. What is the most notable of literary techniques White implemented in his articles?

9. How did White relate automobiles to politics in "Motor Cars"?

10. What surroundings did White describe in "On a Florida Key"?

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