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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. What was the writer of the introduction of this book glad that White couldn't see?

2. How do we see how White felt about "The Wizard of Oz"?

3. What was the last name of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?

4. How did White hope New York would progress?

5. What does White say used to make New York so unique?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White say separates most of the people in New York?

2. What is this book about?

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

4. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

5. What does White attribute the unique nature of New York to?

6. What are the two main parts to White's description of New York?

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

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

9. What are the gifts that White says New York has to offer all men?

10. Why is the writer of the introduction glad that White cannot see the city now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

White writes about a few major places in New York. Describe some of these settings discussing how they affected White. Why might White have chosen these particular places and events to share in his memoirs?

Essay Topic 2

What are the three kinds of residents in New York, and what affect do they have on the city?

Essay Topic 3

White said that in order for people to change something in New York, they simply had to take a few steps. What do you think that means, and how might White have discovered this for himself while living in New York?

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