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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 that people say in Maine when "you are holding a wedge for somebody to tap with a hammer"?

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

3. When was "Motor Cars" written?

4. What did White describe on the floor of his cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

5. When was "Fall" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did "Aunt Poo" refer to? Why was White thinking of her?

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

3. What survey did White conduct in "The Trailer Park"? What were his results?

4. What elements of E. B. White's writing make him engaging to the reader?

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

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

7. What world events were central in "Compost"? What was White's assertion of the situation?

8. How did White relate automobiles to politics in "Motor Cars"?

9. What did White think of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's book in "The Wave of the Future"?

10. What actions did White retell in "My Day"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the world events in 1938, specifically examining the rise of Fascism and Nazism in Europe. What was the economy like in the United States during this period? How did White's assessment of his productivity in "Security" reflect the financial vision of the U.S.?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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