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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 crop did White claim had done well there in "Fall" that year?

2. Aunt Poo had married a man from where in "Aunt Poo"?

3. When did White register in the draft in "Songbirds"?

4. What did White have to use to cure ringworm as a child in "Once More to the Lake"?

5. How much did membership cost White to join the society in "Compost"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surroundings did White describe in "On a Florida Key"?

2. How did White effectively portray country life to an educated, urban audience?

3. What did White remark about the exclusivity of Maine in "Maine Speech"?

4. Who did White receive his survey from in "Questionnaire"? What were his answers?

5. What does White compare in "Book Learning"? What were his conclusions?

6. What sort of list is the article "Memorandum"? What did White conclude in the article?

7. What events did White describe in "A Winter Diary"?

8. What was White's reaction to his gift in "The Practical Farmer"?

9. Who did White take to the lake with him in "Once More to the Lake"? Why?

10. What surprised White about raising sheep in "A Shepherd's Life"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the events surrounding "Children's Books" and "Progress and Change," including the closing of the Sixth Avenue El in New York. What international events did White discuss in "Progress and Change"?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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