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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of background did White's mother have?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Irish.
2. How does White describe publicity to Alice while working at the American Legion News Service?
(a) Old and underpaid.
(b) New and underpaid.
(c) New and overpaid.
(d) Old and overpaid.
3. Where does White wait for Alice during a missed opportunity to see her?
(a) A classroom.
(b) A river.
(c) A tree.
(d) A bridge.
4. According to White's letter to Katharine, what is "man's ancient privilege"?
(a) Living an organized life.
(b) Living a whimsical life.
(c) Living a reasonable life.
(d) Living a thought-provoking life.
5. Following the death of Katharine's father, where do the Whites vacation?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) Bahamas.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which one of the following is not included in the list of people White says will read the pamphlet he worked on in Washington?
2. When does White submit the manuscript for Stuart Little to his agent?
3. How much are White and Cushman offered by the Buffalo Times for their daily column?
4. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
5. What does White suggest the Department of Corrections at the New Yorker should be changed to in 1935?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does White describe kindergarten and high school?
2. Why does White write to Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and the director of the Bronx Zoo respectively?
3. What is the topic of the humorous letter of outrage that White sends to Harold Ross in July, 1945?
4. What complications does Katharine have while giving birth to their son in 1931?
5. What impulsive decision does White write to Katharine about in May, 1937?
6. How does White describe his meeting in Washington in January, 1942?
7. What causes White to write a seething letter to the New York Herald Tribune?
8. What happens during White's early New York Times interview?
9. What unscheduled vacation does White take from the New Yorker and how does he inform them of his absence?
10. How does White show Katharine her importance in his life?
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