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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. How much consideration does the animation studio give to White's suggestions?
(a) A lot.
(b) A fair amount.
(c) Little.
(d) None.

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

3. How many proposals does White have to make a movie of "Charlotte's Web"?
(a) Several.
(b) A few.
(c) None.
(d) Hundreds.

4. What newspaper does White write to in order to correct an editorial that attributes Thurber's fame to him?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Seattle Times.

5. Where does White first publish his remembrance of Strunk?
(a) The New York Post.
(b) Harper's magazine.
(c) The New York Herald Times.
(d) The New Yorker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a letter to James Thurber, what injury does White sustain while falling onto an awning?

2. In a response to a student's letter, what does White say is the best way to learn about a writer?

3. What trouble does White mention he has when writing, due to his impaired vision?

4. When does White write to his agent about his reservations of a Czech producer's plans for a movie about "Charlotte's Web"?

5. Why does White initially think his biography should be shorter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the elements included in the Philadelphia Orchestra's children's concert of "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1972?

2. Why does White write to Maine Sen. Margaret Chase Smith?

3. What is White's problem with taxi cab doors in his 1950 memo to Harold Ross?

4. Which ailment and animal's escapades does White write to his stepson and his wife about in 1968?

5. What changes does White experience after Katharine passes away?

6. How does White revise his work to be included in the new edition of "The Elements of Style"?

7. What illnesses does Katharine battle between 1960 and 1965, and how does she adjust her work schedule?

8. What is the subject of the exchanged letters between White and President Richard Nixon in July, 1969?

9. How does White explain the process of writing a book to fourth-graders of Columbus, Ohio?

10. How long does White study the screenplay for "Charlotte's Web" and what suggestions does he make?

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