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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Will Strunk's Little Book, 1955-1959.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What section of the American freedoms pamphlet is White originally hired to write, before being asked to rewrite the entire document?
(a) The section on the Right to Bear Arms.
(b) The section on Freedom of the Press.
(c) The section on Freedom of Speech.
(d) The section on the Pursuit of Happiness.

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

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) Fiction editor.
(d) News editor.

4. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
(a) November, 1925.
(b) November, 1926.
(c) September, 1924.
(d) September, 1927.

5. When does a new printing for "Charlotte's Web" begin?
(a) After 100,000 copies are sold.
(b) After 75,000 copies are sold.
(c) After 25,000 copies are sold.
(d) After 50,000 copies are sold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has White's brother, Stanley, moved to in order to work as a landscape architect?

2. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?

3. Who does the drawings for "Charlotte's Web"?

4. Who first sends White a copy of Strunk's textbook about English usage and style?

5. How much is White paid for his column, "One Man's Meat", for Harper's Magazine?

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