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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Most Beautiful Decision, 1929-1930.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in the list of purchases White reports to his parents in a letter?
(a) Boots for five dollars and fifty cents.
(b) Milk for twenty cents.
(c) A shirt for ninety cents.
(d) Bread for ten cents.

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

3. What job does Katharine Angell, White's future wife, have with the New Yorker when he begins writing there?
(a) Features editor.
(b) Poetry editor.
(c) News editor.
(d) Fiction editor.

4. How long does White live with his parents after returning from his world travels?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

5. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?
(a) A tree.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A classroom.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the description White gives of his wedding?

2. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?

3. What does White first submit to the New Yorker?

4. How does White describe himself as a child?

5. Where does White travel to after disappearing from the New Yorker?

(see the answer key)

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