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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 many minor surgeries does Katharine undergo between 1966 and 1970?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.
2. What type of sound do the suggested songs for "Charlotte's Web" have in White's opinion?
(a) Russian.
(b) Scottish.
(c) English.
(d) Irish.
3. As he explains to his stepson, why is White not writing?
(a) He has too many ideas for stories.
(b) He does not have an idea for a story.
(c) He is having bouts of dizziness.
(d) He is taking an intentional vacation.
4. In White's opinion, how different is the New Yorker in the 1950s?
(a) Completely different than it was in the 1920s.
(b) Moderately different than it was in the 1920s.
(c) Slightly different than it was in the 1920s.
(d) No different than it was in the 1920s.
5. Where in Florida do the Whites travel to in 1963?
(a) West Palm Beach.
(b) Sarasota.
(c) Miami.
(d) Tampa.
Short Answer Questions
1. What examples does White include in a memo as entrances that would infuriate people if they were the same height as a taxi cab door?
2. What does White state in the official "letter from the author" that a child receives when writing to him?
3. How long were Katharine and E.B. White married?
4. In a letter to James Thurber, what injury does White sustain while falling onto an awning?
5. How much consideration does the animation studio give to White's suggestions?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does White categorize "Charlotte's Web" in his October, 1952 letter to Ursula Nordstrom of Harper & Brothers, and what are the sales like for the book's first edition?
2. How does White contribute to his biography, and when and where does he pass away?
3. What changes does White experience after Katharine passes away?
4. What joke does White make to his brother, Stanley, before having a hernia operation?
5. What complications does White have with his vision in 1982, and how many years does he provide newsbreaks for the New Yorker before retiring?
6. What does White reveal about his farm in his answer to the questions of Mrs. Bard's fifth-grade class in Larchmont, New York?
7. In another letter to Stanley, what does White say about his use of traction?
8. How does White explain the process of writing a book to fourth-graders of Columbus, Ohio?
9. What are the elements included in the Philadelphia Orchestra's children's concert of "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1972?
10. What illnesses does Katharine battle between 1960 and 1965, and how does she adjust her work schedule?
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