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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. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?

2. Who gave White the book on farming in "The Practical Farmer"?

3. When was "Motor Cars" written?

4. What was the weather like in the beginning of "On a Florida Key"?

5. White wrote in "Sanitation," "The good world will be impossible to achieve until parents quit teaching their children about" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was White's experience in training dogs like in "Dog Training"?

6. What is the most notable of literary techniques White implemented in his articles?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the career of Dr. Francis E. Townsend, the Townsend Plan and its influence on the Social Security program, and E. B. White's impressions of Townsend's ideas. Why did White believe the Maine locals would disregard Townsend?

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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