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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what grade was White's son in "Education"?
2. Where was the junk shop that E. B. White went to get rid of a piece of furniture in "Removal"?
3. Who had a campground in the next county in "Camp Meeting"?
4. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?
5. How much money had White calculated it cost him to maintain one turkey on his farm in "Security"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can be noted about White's personality in reading his articles? What character traits did he exhibit?
2. Who did White see speak in "Camp Meeting"? What were his conclusions of the speech?
3. What obstacle did White encounter in arranging his new office in "Incoming Basket"? What was his solution?
4. What did White write about his feelings of religion in "Sabbath Morn"?
5. What news did White discover in "Progress and Change"? What nostalgia did it bring up?
6. When did "Hot Weather" take place? What imagery did White exhibit in the essay?
7. Describe White's use of imagery and other literary mechanisms. How did White provide humor in his articles?
8. What was White's transition to Maine like in the first articles of One Man's Meat? How is this reflected in his writing?
9. What did White describe doing in "Removal"? What was White's difficulty in this transition?
10. What was White's impression of the World's Fair in "World of Tomorrow"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the different magazines discussed in the article "Farm Paper" and discuss how they reflect E. B. White's personality and choices. Why did White choose The Rural New Yorker?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the differences between schools in New York and rural Maine. How did the teacher responsibilities differ in the two settings? Did the subjects remain the same?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the life and career of Henry David Thoreau and his impressions on E. B. White in "Walden." What did White think of Walden Pond when he saw it in the essay?
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