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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?
(a) Mineral deposits.
(b) Water.
(c) Rodent populations.
(d) Storage facilities.

2. What does White remember the policemen of his youth always having on hand?
(a) Guns.
(b) Clubs.
(c) Nightsticks.
(d) Nothing.

3. How did the writer of the introduction of this book know White?
(a) He was his nephew.
(b) He was his stepson.
(c) He was his editor.
(d) He was his teacher.

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

5. What does White say someone can do in a short walk in a New York neighborhood?
(a) Buy a paper.
(b) Do your grocery shopping.
(c) All of these.
(d) Get dry cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does White say some of his numbers will not be accurate?

2. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?

3. What nickname did White have in college?

4. What parts of the city does White say has changed the most?

5. Which of the following is NOT out of date in this book?

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