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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Songbirds, Questionnaire, Aunt Poo, Book Learning and Morningtime and Eveningtime.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "A Shepherd's Life," White wrote "This is a day of 'high winds and _______ promises.
(a) Elegant.
(b) Envious.
(c) Empty.
(d) Extravagant.

2. What did White write he would rather train to balance an Indian club "than induce a dachshund to heed my slightest command" in "Dog Training"?
(a) A lion.
(b) A water buffalo.
(c) A zebra.
(d) A hyena

3. What event had White visited in "The World of Tomorrow"?
(a) An auto race.
(b) The World's Fair.
(c) A boxing match.
(d) A movie premier.

4. When did World War I end?
(a) January, 1919.
(b) December, 1918.
(c) March, 1919.
(d) November, 1918.

5. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Rhode Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What society had White joined in "Compost"?

2. In "Hot Weather," White wrote of beaches with bathhouses that smelled like what?

3. White wrote that he was writing on the fourth day of what battle in "Compost"?

4. In what year was E. B. White's Forward to One Man's Meat written?

5. Three of the pieces in One Man's Meat were originally published in what magazine?

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