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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 29-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person does White say can be found sleeping on the streets of New York in the summer?
(a) Veterans.
(b) Drunks.
(c) Children.
(d) Convicts.

2. What changed about Greenwich Village since White lived in New York?
(a) The purpose.
(b) The business hub.
(c) The look and feel.
(d) The kind of tenants.

3. Which of these is something White says people come to New York looking for?
(a) Truth.
(b) Sanctuary.
(c) A fresh start.
(d) Religion.

4. What does the B in E.B. White stand for?
(a) Banks.
(b) Bryan.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Brooks.

5. What does White compare the city to?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Music.
(d) Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did White first go to New York?

2. Where was the writer of the introduction of this book working?

3. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

4. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

5. What paradoxical statement does White make about New York?

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