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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 was strange about the terminology White used when talking about what he refused to do to this book before publication?
(a) The names were already altered.
(b) He should have known it would be published in a magazine first.
(c) He should have said, 'up to date'.
(d) The writer can't make geographical changes.

2. What did White say changed New York the most?
(a) Technology.
(b) Literature.
(c) Politics.
(d) Time.

3. What occupation did White have when he lived in New York as a young man?
(a) Delivery man.
(b) Writer.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Editor.

4. How many kinds of people does White say are in New York?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?

2. What does White say the largest concentration of people forces on the residents?

3. What does the B in E.B. White stand for?

4. How close does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping something?

5. What does White think should have destroyed it years ago?

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