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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 29-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What celebrity did White see in New York one time?
(a) Fred Stone.
(b) Frank Shelley.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Fred Astaire.

2. What kind of tubes take messages from one place to another?
(a) Mail Carriers.
(b) Pneumatic.
(c) Vacuum.
(d) Steel.

3. What about New York does White say will always remain elusive?
(a) Its true meaning.
(b) Its personality.
(c) Its influence.
(d) Its effect.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say a bus driver in New York will do if someone asks them a silly question?

2. Why will a visitor to New York have a hard time understanding the waiters, according to White?

3. What was White's father's occupation?

4. Whom does White describe sending messages to each other?

5. Who asked White to write this book?

(see the answer key)

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