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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters from the East, 1960-1965.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?
(a) The misunderstanding of the country's founding principles.
(b) Ownership in fewer hands.
(c) The ties between businesses and newspapers.
(d) The lack of objectivity in newspapers.

2. What case does White reference in a letter to the New York Herald Tribune?
(a) The situation of film critics.
(b) The situation of Hollywood screen writers.
(c) The situation of Hollywood actors.
(d) The situation of modern poets.

3. What does White state in the official "letter from the author" that a child receives when writing to him?
(a) That he never dreamed of writing to an author.
(b) That children should read more books.
(c) That he always dreamed of writing to an author.
(d) That children have always been fans of literature.

4. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?
(a) Florida.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Nevada.

5. When does White marry Katharine Angell?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1926.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?

2. How does the New York Herald Tribune refer to White in their response to his criticism?

3. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?

4. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?

5. What year does White create the cartoon featuring a caption that references the "most beautiful decision" of his life?

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