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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most negative thing White mentions about the city?
(a) Its fast pace.
(b) Its lack of manners.
(c) Its filth.
(d) Its crime.

2. What is White quick to agree on when talking about New York?
(a) It is not for everyone.
(b) There are parts he doesn't approve of.
(c) It is the best place to live.
(d) It is an iconic city.

3. What does White have to ignore to continue loving New York?
(a) The people.
(b) The bad memories.
(c) The changes.
(d) The criticism.

4. Why was White's book about the city so different from the reality?
(a) He didn't live there while writing it.
(b) He had an idealized version in his head.
(c) He liked his own version.
(d) He refused to see the negative changes.

5. What major project was the celebrity involved in that White saw in New York one time?
(a) His autobiography.
(b) The Wizard of Oz.
(c) The Broadway Revival.
(d) A compilation of his greatest news stories.

6. Which of these does White say New York holds the key to?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Acting.
(c) Mercantilism.
(d) Promotion.

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

8. How does the person giving a description of White feel about him?
(a) He cares deeply for him.
(b) He is envious of but admires him.
(c) She is proud of him.
(d) He knows him slightly.

9. How does White seem to feel about "The Wizard of Oz"?
(a) He likes it.
(b) He tolerates it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He is amazed by it.

10. What does White explain just before talking about the kinds of people in New York?
(a) The routines.
(b) The things to do.
(c) The landscape.
(d) The history.

11. What was strange about the terminology White used when talking about what he refused to do to this book before publication?
(a) The writer can't make geographical changes.
(b) He should have said, 'up to date'.
(c) The names were already altered.
(d) He should have known it would be published in a magazine first.

12. What does the E in E.B. White stand for?
(a) Edward.
(b) Earl.
(c) Evan.
(d) Elwyn.

13. What year was this story written?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1950.

14. What was the last name of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Angell.
(b) Avery.
(c) Allman.
(d) Atkinson.

15. What was the occupation of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Editor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What record does White say New York holds?

2. Who came up with the different categories of people that White writes about?

3. Why does White say New York is not as unique anymore?

4. What does White say people CANNOT change while in New York?

5. When did White die?

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