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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these does White say New York holds the key to?

2. What did White want the reader to do as he read this book?

3. What was strange about this book when it was published?

4. What has New York lost along with its uniqueness, according to White?

5. What kind of changes must the reader make as he reads this article?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White say New York offers to people who find privacy there?

2. What does White choose to talk about after explaining all the things to do in New York?

3. How does White seem to feel about New York in his description?

4. What does White say is the third kind of person that lives in the city?

5. Why does the writer of the introduction say White agreed to write this book?

6. What does White say someone has to do to change things in New York?

7. What does White say is the second kind of person that lives in the city?

8. What great experience did White have in a New York diner?

9. What does White say is always innumerable in New York?

10. What does White say is being taken away from New York with its uniqueness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the main analogies shared by White in this book, and how did they enhance this narrative?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the major changes that White talks about in New York?

Essay Topic 3

What did White view as the worst change in New York, and why?

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