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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 did White write he woke up on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) 10:30.
(b) 5:15.
(c) 7:15.
(d) 6:00.
2. When was "A Shepherd's Life" written?
(a) August, 1940.
(b) February, 1940.
(c) October, 1939.
(d) April, 1940.
3. What did White describe on the floor of his cottage in "On a Florida Key"?
(a) An alligator.
(b) A straw mat.
(c) A palm frond.
(d) Sand.
4. White wrote that he was writing on the fourth day of what battle in "Compost"?
(a) The Battle of Germany.
(b) The Battle of France.
(c) The Battle of Normandy.
(d) The Battle of Berlin.
5. "Songbirds" was written when?
(a) March, 1942.
(b) May, 1942.
(c) April, 1942.
(d) May, 1941.
Short Answer Questions
1. White wrote in "Sanitation," "The good world will be impossible to achieve until parents quit teaching their children about" what?
2. What did White claim people from Maine said in place of "all" in "Maine Speech"?
3. What was the weather like in the beginning of "On a Florida Key"?
4. What word is used in place of "lift" in "Maine Speech"?
5. White admitted in "Freedom" that he was not anxious to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the tone of the article "Freedom"?
2. What was White's reaction to his gift in "The Practical Farmer"?
3. What actions did White retell in "My Day"?
4. What opposing imaged did White juxtapose in "Morningtime and Eveningtime"? What irony did he find?
5. What elements of E. B. White's writing make him engaging to the reader?
6. Who did White receive his survey from in "Questionnaire"? What were his answers?
7. What surroundings did White describe in "On a Florida Key"?
8. How did White effectively portray country life to an educated, urban audience?
9. What sort of list is the article "Memorandum"? What did White conclude in the article?
10. What is the most notable of literary techniques White implemented in his articles?
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