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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. When was "Removal" written?
(a) June, 1939.
(b) July, 1938.
(c) July, 1939.
(d) August, 1938.

2. What did White see hunting in a field as he drove his son to school in "Second World War"?
(a) A pack of wolves.
(b) A cat.
(c) A fox.
(d) Three men.

3. How many White Plymouth Rock pullets did White have in the barn in "Report"?
(a) 36.
(b) 4.
(c) 55.
(d) 12.

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

5. White wrote of driving past a woman in her yard using what in "Walden"?
(a) A lawnmower.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A fishing rod.
(d) A shovel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second edition of One Man's Meat, the book was expanded to include writings of E. B. White's for which magazine?

2. When was "A Shepherd's Life" written?

3. What was the name of the book given to White in "The Practical Farmer"?

4. How many young men did White say had gone into the service from his town in "Fall"?

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

(see the answer key)

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