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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. White wrote that the sound of what music "right after breakfast gives the summer day a loose, footless feeling" in "Hot Weather"?

2. White wrote in "Walden" that he had often gone a mile out of his way to avoid a place of what interest?

3. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?

4. Where was E. B. White born?

5. When had White registered for the draft when he became eligible in "First World War"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What can be noted about White's personality in reading his articles? What character traits did he exhibit?

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

4. What did White describe doing in "Removal"? What was White's difficulty in this transition?

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

6. What did White write about his feelings of religion in "Sabbath Morn"?

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

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

9. When was "The Summer Catarrh" written? What did White write about his allergies in this essay?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the world of motion pictures in 1939. What criticisms did White have of the film "Dark Victory"? How does this relate to the cinema today?

Essay Topic 2

Describe E. B. White's subject, themes, and symbolism in "The Practical Farmer" and "Sanitation." How did White relate a child's scratch to his entire life in "Sanitation"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events in September 1939 and their impact on E. B. White. How does White effectively juxtapose country life against the backdrop of war overseas?

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