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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 did White claim had been so successful because it is so forthright without restrictions in "Compost"?

2. White wrote that he was working on a picture from what book in "A Winter Diary"?

3. When did White register in the draft in "Songbirds"?

4. What president did White refer to in "Lime"?

5. What word is used in place of "lift" in "Maine Speech"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did White effectively portray country life to an educated, urban audience?

2. What events did White describe in "A Winter Diary"?

3. What was the tone of the article "Freedom"?

4. In what way did White claim children could be coddled in "Sanitation"?

5. Who did "Aunt Poo" refer to? Why was White thinking of her?

6. What qualities of Spring did White describe in "Spring"?

7. What did White recount in "Fall"?

8. What sort of list is the article "Memorandum"? What did White conclude in the article?

9. What is the most notable of literary techniques White implemented in his articles?

10. What did White remark about the exclusivity of Maine in "Maine Speech"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the differences between schools in New York and rural Maine. How did the teacher responsibilities differ in the two settings? Did the subjects remain the same?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the emergence of the census in the United States and how this affected White and others in the early 1940s. What was the opposition to the census about?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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