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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. When was "Walden" written?

2. How many Toulouse geese did White have in "Report"?

3. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?

4. When was "The Flocks We Watch by Night" written?

5. When was "Second World War" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did White describe the difference in duties for the country teacher in "Education"?

2. What conflict did White face in "Clear Days"? How did he relate this to world events?

3. What events did White describe in "A Week in April"?

4. What foreshadowing can be seen in White's second section of articles in One Man's Meat?

5. Describe the contradictions in E. B. White's nature as viewed through his writing.

6. What was White's subject matter in "Town Meeting"? What conclusion did he reach?

7. Who did White see speak in "Camp Meeting"? What were his conclusions of the speech?

8. What was White's impression of the World's Fair in "World of Tomorrow"?

9. What irony did White note about the dog in "A Boston Terrier"?

10. What magazines did White discuss in the article "Farm Paper"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe E. B. White's move from the city to the country. Where was White born and where did he move from? What was his farm like in comparison to his city home?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hitler's Mein Kampf and the state of World War II during 1940 and 1941. How is White's writing reflective of his emotional state about the war?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ideas and realities of dictatorship and fascism and analyze White's "Freedom." What political beliefs and ideologies are presented in "Freedom"?

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