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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 is one of the gifts White said New York gives to all men?
(a) Emptiness.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Contemplation.

2. How does White say you can spot the people who are disappointed in the city?
(a) They will be eating quietly.
(b) They will be taking too many pictures.
(c) They will seem angry about nothing.
(d) They will be packing their bags.

3. What does White say used to make New York so unique?
(a) Its activities.
(b) Its people.
(c) Its landscape.
(d) Its businesses.

4. What does White try to have a balance of in this book?
(a) Facts and embellishments.
(b) Good and bad comments.
(c) True and false ideals.
(d) Current and past information.

5. Who asked White to write this book?
(a) His publisher.
(b) His stepson.
(c) His editor.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White describe the different neighborhoods in New York?

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

3. Why does White feel distant from New York?

4. Who explains the differences between the New York City written about and the current New York City?

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

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