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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Lee of the Barn, 1971-1976.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his January, 1942 letter to Katharine, how does White describe his meeting with the assembled team in Washington?
(a) Bureaucratic, but not oppressive.
(b) Oppressive, but not bureaucratic.
(c) Oppressive and bureaucratic.
(d) Neither oppressive nor bureaucratic.

2. Published in 1934, what is the title of White's third book?
(a) "What if Every Day Was Saturday?".
(b) "Every Day is Saturday".
(c) "Every Day is Sunday".
(d) "What if Every Day Was Sunday?".

3. How do Katharine and White communicate while at work?
(a) The office intercom.
(b) Messages delivered by other people.
(c) During office breaks.
(d) Interoffice memos.

4. How long after the wedding do White and Katharine return to their jobs?
(a) The next week.
(b) Two weeks later.
(c) Two days later.
(d) The next day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does White have while living with his parents in New York?

2. Which one of the following is a concern that White has about the illustrations in "Charlotte's Web"?

3. Where in Florida do the Whites travel to in 1963?

4. In a May, 1952 letter, how does White describe the goose on the cover of "Charlotte's Web"?

5. In White's opinion, how different is the New Yorker in the 1950s?

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