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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 "A Shepherd's Life" written?
(a) August, 1940.
(b) April, 1940.
(c) October, 1939.
(d) February, 1940.
2. What did White write he would rather train to balance an Indian club "than induce a dachshund to heed my slightest command" in "Dog Training"?
(a) A zebra.
(b) A hyena
(c) A lion.
(d) A water buffalo.
3. "Songbirds" was written when?
(a) April, 1942.
(b) March, 1942.
(c) May, 1941.
(d) May, 1942.
4. In the beginning of "A Shepherd's Life," White wrote "This is a day of 'high winds and _______ promises.
(a) Empty.
(b) Envious.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Extravagant.
5. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that the same autumn which saw the abandonment of the window crank and the adoption of the push button saw also the registration of how many young men of fighting age?
(a) 230 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 120 million.
(d) 16 million.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what village did White and his family seek shelter at in "A Winter Diary"?
2. What governmental program sponsored the limestone donations in "Lime"?
3. How much ground limestone did White receive from the government in "Lime"?
4. When was "Book Learning" written?
5. Whose rooming house did White and his family seek shelter at in "A Winter Diary"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What survey did White conduct in "The Trailer Park"? What were his results?
2. What was White's reaction to his gift in "The Practical Farmer"?
3. What sort of list is the article "Memorandum"? What did White conclude in the article?
4. Who did White receive his survey from in "Questionnaire"? What were his answers?
5. What qualities of Spring did White describe in "Spring"?
6. What events did White describe in "A Winter Diary"?
7. In what way did White claim children could be coddled in "Sanitation"?
8. What was White's experience in training dogs like in "Dog Training"?
9. How did White effectively portray country life to an educated, urban audience?
10. What does White compare in "Book Learning"? What were his conclusions?
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