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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Writing under a nom de plume, what does White express concern over?
(a) The changes in the design of sailing boats.
(b) The excessive number of movie critics.
(c) The disappearance of the American touring car.
(d) The lack of quality news stories.

2. What are the sales of White's book, Stuart Little, in 1946?
(a) Over 20,000.
(b) Over 100,000.
(c) Over 150,000.
(d) Over 50,000.

3. What comparison does White use to illustrate his opinion of the draft in a 1942 letter to Harold Ross?
(a) The entertainment industry.
(b) The labor unions.
(c) The medical profession.
(d) The legal profession.

4. What does White write about in a tongue-in-cheek letter to Harold Ross in July, 1945?
(a) Cats.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Parrots.

5. How does White describe himself as a child?
(a) Neither nervous nor fretful.
(b) Nervous, but not fretful.
(c) Fretful, but not nervous.
(d) Nervous and fretful.

6. Where is the Whites' farm located?
(a) Sunshine, ME.
(b) Sedgwick, ME.
(c) Brooklin, ME.
(d) Naskeag, ME.

7. Which movie character does White write to his brother, Stanley, about in 1937?
(a) Tarzan.
(b) Captain Courageous.
(c) Ziegfeld.
(d) Dick Tracy.

8. Who was White's favorite sibling?
(a) Marion.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Clara.
(d) Lillian.

9. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Drums.
(d) Guitar.

10. What is the name of White and Katharine's Scottish terrier?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Millie.
(d) Joy.

11. What reminder does White make about the agreement with communism?
(a) It should be illegal.
(b) It is not illegal.
(c) It should be ignored.
(d) It is illegal.

12. 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 Pursuit of Happiness.
(b) The section on Freedom of Speech.
(c) The section on the Right to Bear Arms.
(d) The section on Freedom of the Press.

13. How does White describe the perception of him at the New Yorker office in July, 1931?
(a) A returning vacationist.
(b) An unapologetic vacationist.
(c) An unpredictable vacationist.
(d) A perpetual vacationist.

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

15. When does White write to Katharine about his separation from the New Yorker?
(a) July, 1937.
(b) July, 1938.
(c) May, 1937.
(d) May, 1938.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to a 1931 letter to Katharine, how much does White pay for a pair of sandals at Sears Roebuck?

3. What is on the cover of the first New Yorker magazine that White sees?

4. What does White buy for Katharine with the money from the published story, The Lady is Cold?

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

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