View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Katharine travel to in order to get her divorce before marrying White?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Reno.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Houston.

2. When does White learn about the death of James Thurber?
(a) March, 1961.
(b) November, 1961.
(c) June, 1962.
(d) April, 1962.

3. Which organization's offer of membership does White decline?
(a) The National Insitute of Arts and Letters.
(b) The National Council of the Teachers of English.
(c) The National Institute of Education.
(d) The National Council of the Arts.

4. According to White's second rebuttal to the New York Herald Tribune, what is the best way to preserve American freedoms?
(a) To battle opposing points of view through the law.
(b) To extend the freedoms to those who do not wish to hurt the country.
(c) To extend the freedoms to everyone.
(d) To understand opposing points of view.

5. How many children does Katharine have when she and White are married?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a series of illnesses, how many months of the year does Katharine arrange to work for the New Yorker?

2. In a letter to Robert Coates, what does White say he used to facilitate his recovery of swollen throat muscles?

3. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?

4. When does White marry Katharine Angell?

5. What issue should people be concerned about, according to White in a 1947 letter to John Wentworth?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 257 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample