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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Once More to the Lake, Fall, Memorandum, Coon Hunt and Intimations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What initial did White refer to his neighbor who had died in "A Week in April"?
(a) C.
(b) M.
(c) D.
(d) B.

2. What movie did White cite in which Bette Davis plays a woman who relinquishes her wealth to move to the country to be with her physician husband in "Movies"?
(a) "Kid Galahad."
(b) "Dark Victory."
(c) "Juarez."
(d) "Jezebel."

3. How much did membership cost White to join the society in "Compost"?
(a) 6 dollars.
(b) 5 dollars.
(c) 1 dollar.
(d) 3 dollars.

4. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?
(a) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(b) The bombing of Hiroshima.
(c) Chineese New Year.
(d) Kennedy's assassination.

5. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Gordon's Gin.
(b) The World's Fair.
(c) Camel cigarettes.
(d) Standard Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?

2. How many deaths were in the town the last year in "Fall"?

3. White wrote in "The Practical Farmer" that he found it extremely difficult to combine manual labor with what?

4. When was "Compost" written?

5. How many births were there in the town the last year in "Fall"?

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