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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. When was "Maine Speech" written?

2. What did White write he would rather train to balance an Indian club "than induce a dachshund to heed my slightest command" in "Dog Training"?

3. How many births were there in the town the last year in "Fall"?

4. What was White building in "A Winter Diary"?

5. When was "The Trailer Park" written?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What internal conflict did White face in "Lime"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Discuss E. B. White's relationship and feelings about religion. What indications did White give of his philosophies in "Sabbath Morn"?

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