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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 what grade was White's son in "Education"?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

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

3. What infirmity did the Boston terrier White had once owned have in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Blind in one eye.
(b) Deaf in one ear.
(c) Missing one leg.
(d) No bladder control.

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

5. When was Charlotte's Web published?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book about a bee did White cite in "Children's Books"?

2. How many children did E. B. White have?

3. What Yiddish word did E. B. White use in "Removal" that means a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously?

4. When did World War I end?

5. What large and unattractive item did White write "came to be a sort of symbol of what I was trying to escape from" in "Removal"?

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