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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. What society had White joined in "Compost"?
(a) Friends of the Land.
(b) The Sierra Club.
(c) World Wildlife Federation.
(d) The National Rifle Association.

2. What was the weather like in the beginning of "On a Florida Key"?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Cold.
(d) Raining.

3. When did White register in the draft in "Songbirds"?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) February.
(d) May.

4. When was "Fall" written?
(a) October, 1941.
(b) September, 1941.
(c) August, 1940.
(d) November, 1940.

5. White claimed to be fascinated by the anatomy of what in "Motor Cars"?
(a) Cars.
(b) Women.
(c) Progress.
(d) Decline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hung on the west wall of White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

2. What did White write in "Morningtime and Eveningtime" was "in the western part of town, over on the river where it joins the sea"?

3. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?

4. When was "On a Florida Key" written?

5. Aunt Poo had married a man from where in "Aunt Poo"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White compare in "Book Learning"? What were his conclusions?

2. What was White's reaction to his gift in "The Practical Farmer"?

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

4. What did White recount in "Fall"?

5. What sort of list is the article "Memorandum"? What did White conclude in the article?

6. What did White think of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's book in "The Wave of the Future"?

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

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

9. What qualities of Spring did White describe in "Spring"?

10. Who did White receive his survey from in "Questionnaire"? What were his answers?

(see the answer keys)

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