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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does White describe sending messages to each other?
(a) A young couple.
(b) An employee and his boss.
(c) Two sisters.
(d) A father and son.

2. How many people does White say would be killed if an enemy used his suggested weapon on the city?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Millions.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

3. What does White say would happen if the communities in New York stopped working together for one day?
(a) A war would be waged.
(b) The population would decrease.
(c) The nation would never be the same.
(d) It would explode.

4. What is amazing to White about the subterranean lines under the city?
(a) They never get backed up with so many people using them.
(b) The pros still outweigh the cons.
(c) They offer so many great things.
(d) The building of them was simple.

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

6. What does White remember the policemen of his youth always having on hand?
(a) Nightsticks.
(b) Clubs.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Guns.

7. What amazes White about New York?
(a) That so many people love it.
(b) That it sustains itself.
(c) That is has quiet moments.
(d) That there are other places like it.

8. What does White say keeps all the communities in New York together?
(a) Love.
(b) Tolerance.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Understanding.

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

10. Why will a visitor to New York have a hard time understanding the waiters, according to White?
(a) They use too much slang.
(b) They talk quietly.
(c) They talk so fast.
(d) They have a heavy accent.

11. Why does White feel distant from New York?
(a) he is trying to balance his writing.
(b) He hasn't visited in a while
(c) He does not live there.
(d) He does not like it there.

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

13. What does White use as a reference to write this book?
(a) A quick visit with his wife.
(b) An interview with his stepson.
(c) His memory.
(d) A book.

14. What title does White say New York will always hold over all other big cities?
(a) Elevated.
(b) Loftiest.
(c) Craziest.
(d) Advanced.

15. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Paris.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White call himself as it relates to being a resident of New York?

2. What did the city have to do after the Empire State Building was erected?

3. What is the most disturbing change to White about New York since he lived there?

4. What does White say about the time when the Empire State Building was built?

5. What was White's main mode of transportation when he lived in the city?

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