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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 did White write started in the next week in "Songbirds"?
(a) The rain.
(b) The war.
(c) Sugar rationing.
(d) Springtime.

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"?
(a) The docks.
(b) Rocky Point.
(c) The orchards.
(d) The spotting post.

3. What color were the walls painted in White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

4. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?
(a) 0.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

5. What did White write was a popular word with boys in "Maine Speech"?
(a) Mister.
(b) Jester.
(c) Baster.
(d) Luster.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When was "Fall" written?

3. When was "Compost" written?

4. What day of the week does "A Winter Diary" begin?

5. What was the name of the book given to White in "The Practical Farmer"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did White recount in "Fall"?

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

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

5. What survey did White conduct in "The Trailer Park"? What were his results?

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

7. What internal conflict did White face in "Lime"?

8. How did White effectively portray country life to an educated, urban audience?

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

10. Describe White's companions in "Coon Hunt."

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