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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. What did White write "a hot-weather sign" in "Hot Weather"?

2. What kind of closet did White write he was building in "Removal"?

3. With whom did White share pastures for their sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?

4. In "Fro-Joy," White and his wife set out to find a neighbor willing to lend what?

5. The campground White described in "Camp Meeting" was in a clump of woods near what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Charles come over in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"? What did he and White do?

2. What did White criticize about modern films in "Movies"?

3. Where did White go in "Second World War"? What was his impression of the trip and his companion?

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

5. What was White's transition to Maine like in the first articles of One Man's Meat? How is this reflected in his writing?

6. Why was White inundated with children's books in "Children's Books"? What books did he mention?

7. What did White conclude about poets in "Poetry"?

8. When did "Hot Weather" take place? What imagery did White exhibit in the essay?

9. How vast was the farm White owned and described in "Salt Water Farm"?

10. What had White and his wife gone in search of in "Fro-Joy"? What was White's conclusion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss E. B. White's relationship and feelings about religion. What indications did White give of his philosophies in "Sabbath Morn"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the types of schools E. B. White and his wife Katharine attended. How were they different? How did this shape their ideals of education?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss White's use of symbolism and imagery in "The World of Tomorrow" and "A Boston Terrier." What metaphors and simile did White illuminate in "The World of Tomorrow"? How is it symbolic?

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