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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 "Compost" written?

2. When was "Lime" written?

3. When did White write he woke up on Tuesday in "A Winter Diary"?

4. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?

5. When was "Fall" written?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss E. B. White's "First World War," examining the impact of the war on White, his involvement in military action, and his choices. When did World War I end?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the emergence of the census in the United States and how this affected White and others in the early 1940s. What was the opposition to the census about?

Essay Topic 3

Describe White's lobster fishing trip in "Second World War." With whom does he go fishing? What are his impressions?

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