Question

Alan Milne was an editor of ...
a) the school newspaper
b) the university newspaper
c) the scientific newspaper

2 During the war he wrote ...
a) his first novel
b) his first detective story
c) his first play

3 By 1919 Milne had become a well-known ... .
a) playwright
b) novelist
c) poet
4 ...inspired him to write the poems and stories for children.
a) English children
b) his wife and son
c) London's public

5 The title of his only detective novel is...
a) The White House Mystery
b) The Red House Mystery
c) The Red House

6 He published his ... in 1939.
a) detective novel
b) collection of poems
c) autobiography

7 A. Milne achieved the world-wide popularity due to...
a) his short stories and poems ...
b) his adventure stories about the Winnie-the-Pooh Bear
c) his plays and essays

Answer 1

1 b) the university newspaper

2 c) his first play

3 a) playwright

4 b) his wife and son

5 c) The Red House

6 c) autobiography

7 b) his adventure stories about the Winnie-the-Pooh Bear