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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. White wrote of driving past a woman in her yard using what in "Walden"?

4. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?

5. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did White criticize about modern films in "Movies"?

2. Why did Charles come over in "The Flocks We Watch by Night"? What did he and White do?

3. How vast was the farm White owned and described in "Salt Water Farm"?

4. What news did White discover in "Progress and Change"? What nostalgia did it bring up?

5. When was "Report" written? What did this article entail?

6. What did White discover about his expenses on the farm in "Security"? What was he doing in the narrative?

7. What did White write about his feelings of religion in "Sabbath Morn"?

8. Describe the contradictions in E. B. White's nature as viewed through his writing.

9. What events did White describe in "A Week in April"?

10. What foreshadowing can be seen in White's second section of articles in One Man's Meat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss White's use of symbolism and imagery in "The World of Tomorrow" and "A Boston Terrier." What metaphors and simile did White illuminate in "The World of Tomorrow"? How is it symbolic?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the career of Dr. Francis E. Townsend, the Townsend Plan and its influence on the Social Security program, and E. B. White's impressions of Townsend's ideas. Why did White believe the Maine locals would disregard Townsend?

Essay Topic 3

Describe White's lobster fishing trip in "Second World War." With whom does he go fishing? What are his impressions?

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