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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?
(a) Sickly actors.
(b) Dead presidents.
(c) Moldy poets.
(d) Decayed philosophers.

2. When was "Salt Water Farm" written?
(a) July, 1939.
(b) January, 1939.
(c) August, 1940.
(d) September, 1939.

3. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?
(a) Katharine.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Christina.

4. What grew by the potatoes below the barn in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Asparagus.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Beets.
(d) Mustard seed.

5. What day did White go to the campground for the pièce de résistance in "Camp Meeting"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White claim was "painfully unimaginative in its attempt to perpetuate a faith that has been gutted by so many fires"?

2. The campground White described in "Camp Meeting" was in a clump of woods near what?

3. The speaker in "Camp Meeting" spoke about his financial plan for taking care of who in the United States?

4. What kind of closet did White write he was building in "Removal"?

5. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?

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