View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did White write had never been exposed to public schools in "Education"?

2. What did White see hunting in a field as he drove his son to school in "Second World War"?

3. Where in Maine did E. B. White live while writing One Man's Meat?

4. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?

5. Who did White accompany on a day of lobster fishing in "Second World War"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was White's subject matter in "Town Meeting"? What conclusion did he reach?

2. What did White conclude about poets in "Poetry"?

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

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

5. Where did White go in "Second World War"? What was his impression of the trip and his companion?

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

7. Why was White inundated with children's books in "Children's Books"? What books did he mention?

8. Who did White write a letter to in "Walden"? Why?

9. What was White's impression of the World's Fair in "World of Tomorrow"?

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

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

Describe E. B. White's subject, themes, and symbolism in "The Practical Farmer" and "Sanitation." How did White relate a child's scratch to his entire life in "Sanitation"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events in September 1939 and their impact on E. B. White. How does White effectively juxtapose country life against the backdrop of war overseas?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 871 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample