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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 1-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White say separated people in New York in his old days?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Money.
(c) Looks.
(d) Inches.

2. Why did White agree to write this book?
(a) He was given a huge portion of the profits.
(b) His wife liked the idea.
(c) His stepson worked for the company printing it.
(d) He loves New York.

3. What was the writer of the introduction of this book glad that White couldn't see?
(a) Where his book would be published.
(b) What had become of the city since he wrote it.
(c) How quickly his book became outdated.
(d) How his book had been received.

4. What is the first kind of person who lives in New York?
(a) The ones who moved there from somewhere else.
(b) The ones who were born there.
(c) The ones who left, but will return later.
(d) The ones who commute there.

5. What part of New York does White spend most of his time describing?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Queens.
(d) The Bronx.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do we know White cared for New York?

2. What does White attribute the ability for a man to change himself in New York to?

3. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

4. What kind of New York resident does White credit for the stability in New York?

5. What does White say "The Wizard of Oz" was for many people?

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