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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did White write that people say in Maine when "you are holding a wedge for somebody to tap with a hammer"?
(a) "Tunk it a little."
(b) "Bop it right."
(c) "Tap it in."
(d) "Slap 'er now."

2. White wrote that he was working on a picture from what book in "A Winter Diary"?
(a) American Woodworking.
(b) The American Boy's Handy Book.
(c) Build it Perfect.
(d) The Handyman.

3. White wrote in "The Practical Farmer" that he found it extremely difficult to combine manual labor with what?
(a) Rest.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Intellectual labor.
(d) Enjoyment.

4. What word is used in place of "lift" in "Maine Speech"?
(a) Hernia.
(b) Heave.
(c) Hulk.
(d) Heft.

5. In "Book Learning," White wrote that what, "however sound in principle, often seems strangely unrelated to, and unaware of, the vital, grueling job of making a living by farming"?
(a) Scientific logic.
(b) Philosophic reasoning.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Scientific agriculture.

6. When was "Maine Speech" written?
(a) October, 1940.
(b) March, 1940.
(c) June, 1940.
(d) November, 1939.

7. When was "Fall" written?
(a) October, 1941.
(b) August, 1940.
(c) September, 1941.
(d) November, 1940.

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

9. White wrote that a gentleman had come to his house to adjust what the other day in "Fall"?
(a) A rifle sight.
(b) A plow.
(c) A compass.
(d) Eyeglasses.

10. How much did membership cost White to join the society in "Compost"?
(a) 1 dollar.
(b) 3 dollars.
(c) 6 dollars.
(d) 5 dollars.

11. What did White claim as his profession in "Questionnaire"?
(a) Hunter/Gatherer.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Steward of the land.
(d) Farmer.

12. White wrote that he did not think there is any considerable good in what, in "Sanitation"?
(a) Fishing in the rain.
(b) Punctuality.
(c) Clarity of thought.
(d) Hard work.

13. When was "On a Florida Key" written?
(a) January, 1940.
(b) March, 1941.
(c) February, 1941.
(d) March, 1940.

14. "Aunt Poo" referred to whose aunt?
(a) Jack's.
(b) E. B. White's.
(c) Katharine's.
(d) Charles'.

15. Who did White take with him to revisit his childhood lake in "Once More to the Lake"?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White write was a popular word with boys in "Maine Speech"?

2. In "Maine Speech," White wrote that the dialect in Maine "is as different from the tongue spoken in New York as Dutch is from" what?

3. White wrote in "Motor Cars" that some years ago "car manufacturers maliciously began reducing the size of windows and increasing the size of" what?

4. "Intimations" was written three days after what historical event?

5. What color were the walls painted in White's cottage in "On a Florida Key"?

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