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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. Who was frantically pacing while White and his neighbor tried to corner the sheep in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
2. When had White registered for the draft when he became eligible in "First World War"?
3. What did White see hunting in a field as he drove his son to school in "Second World War"?
4. In the end of "The Flocks We Watch by Night" White and his neighbor ended up at the neighbor's house doing what?
5. How many New Hampshire Red pullets did White have in the henhouse in "Report"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did White discover about his expenses on the farm in "Security"? What was he doing in the narrative?
2. When was "Report" written? What did this article entail?
3. What did White criticize about modern films in "Movies"?
4. Who did White write a letter to in "Walden"? Why?
5. Where did White go in "Second World War"? What was his impression of the trip and his companion?
6. What irony did White note about the dog in "A Boston Terrier"?
7. What conflict did White face in "Clear Days"? How did he relate this to world events?
8. What events did White describe in "A Week in April"?
9. What was White's impression of the World's Fair in "World of Tomorrow"?
10. Who did White see speak in "Camp Meeting"? What were his conclusions of the speech?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the emergence of the census in the United States and how this affected White and others in the early 1940s. What was the opposition to the census about?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What did White ponder about sentimentality and nostalgia in "Flo-Joy"? What were his conclusions?
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