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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were pulled down in New York since White was a boy?
(a) Elevated railways.
(b) Park playgrounds.
(c) Fishing docks.
(d) Old buildings.

2. What kind of business has fewer open offices than White remembers?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Publishers.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Universities.

3. Where did White die?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) New York.

4. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

5. Which of these is NOT something that White says is destroying the city?
(a) The crime rates.
(b) The diversity.
(c) The sewer lines.
(d) The high population.

6. What did White's stepson write about a lot?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Wine and Food.
(c) Traveling.
(d) Football.

7. What does White say called him to the city?
(a) Glittering star lights.
(b) His hopes and dreams.
(c) The lights of the city.
(d) Past writing successes.

8. What does White say all people in New York want a shot at?
(a) The Big Time.
(b) Success.
(c) Involvement.
(d) Belonging.

9. How close does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping something?
(a) By a blink and a half.
(b) By a narrow margin.
(c) By a day or two.
(d) By a large margin.

10. What does White say this book will really be?
(a) An advertisement.
(b) Opinions.
(c) Facts.
(d) Reminiscences.

11. What is so outlandish about the city to White?
(a) The place keeps growing.
(b) There are ways for people to survive.
(c) There are millions of people there.
(d) The economy is still bad.

12. What did White call the working police officers when he lived in New York?
(a) Coppers.
(b) Watchmen.
(c) Gum shoes.
(d) Patrol men.

13. What amazes White about the messages he describes being sent?
(a) It is so reliable.
(b) It is used so often.
(c) It is trusted.
(d) It goes so fast.

14. Why does White understand what draws people to New York?
(a) He was drawn there as well.
(b) He has seen it work for his stepson.
(c) His mother did this.
(d) He has talked to many of them.

15. What occupation did White have when he lived in New York as a young man?
(a) Writer.
(b) Delivery man.
(c) Editor.
(d) Waiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?

2. What is the name of White's wife?

3. What kind of person does White say would miss things about New York?

4. How did police mostly do their patrols when White was living in New York?

5. What does White say a small number of visitors will feel about their visit to New York?

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