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

2. What was the name of the book given to White in "The Practical Farmer"?

3. When was "Fall" written?

4. When was "The Trailer Park" written?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the tone of the article "Freedom"?

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

3. What did White recount in "Fall"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the types of schools E. B. White and his wife Katharine attended. How were they different? How did this shape their ideals of education?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the state of the U.S. economy in the end of 1939 going into 1940. When had the Great Depression begun? When did it end? How are White's assessments in "Report" reflective of the U.S. economy?

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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