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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Getting Ready for a Cow, Bond Rally, A Week in November, Control and Cold Weather.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did White's neighbor come to get one of his ewes in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"?
(a) Her mouth was bleeding.
(b) She just gave birth.
(c) She had a cough.
(d) Her leg was injured.

2. In "Freedom," White berated those who are inclined to think positively about the results brought about by what?
(a) Kings and fascists.
(b) Kings and Queens.
(c) Fascists and dictators.
(d) Dictators and Kings.

3. Who wrote the book that was given to White in "The Practical Farmer"?
(a) S. E. DeVille.
(b) H. A. Highstone.
(c) J. A. Williams.
(d) T. C. Morrison.

4. What society had White joined in "Compost"?
(a) The National Rifle Association.
(b) The Sierra Club.
(c) Friends of the Land.
(d) World Wildlife Federation.

5. Who warned White in the mail that he could expect more controls in "Control"?
(a) Mr. Kiplingier.
(b) Mr. Rodgers.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fro-Joy," White and his wife set out to find a neighbor willing to lend what?

2. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that the "motor car is, more than any other object, the expression of the" what?

3. How many of White's sheep were dungy tails in "Report"?

4. Where had White's son attended a "medium-priced private institution" in "Education"?

5. What magazine did White acknowledge he should read rather than The Rural New Yorker in "Farm Paper"?

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