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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 did White say changed New York the most?
(a) Literature.
(b) Politics.
(c) Technology.
(d) Time.

2. What familiar sounds come back to White as he thinks about New York?
(a) Cars and boats.
(b) Yelling and cursing.
(c) Rumbles and squeals.
(d) Music and laughter.

3. Why does White say New York builds upwards?
(a) It is symbolic of the people's progression.
(b) It is the modern city of Babel.
(c) It is their status symbol.
(d) It has no room side to side.

4. What does White say is an important thing that comes along with one of the gifts New York offers to all men?
(a) Compromise.
(b) Elevation.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Participation.

5. What kind of New York resident does White like the most?
(a) The born and bred.
(b) The lifers.
(c) The transplants.
(d) The commuters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does White say people will travel to New York from worlds away?

3. What does White say the largest concentration of people forces on the residents?

4. What does White say someone can do in a short walk in a New York neighborhood?

5. What nickname did White have in college?

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