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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 made White homeless for some time while living in New York?
(a) He didn't have enough writing jobs.
(b) His mother didn't send the money he needed.
(c) He wanted to write a book about being homeless.
(d) He was kicked out of his apartment.

2. What does White say would happen if the communities in New York stopped working together for one day?
(a) A war would be waged.
(b) It would explode.
(c) The population would decrease.
(d) The nation would never be the same.

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

4. What does White say all people in New York want a shot at?
(a) Belonging.
(b) Success.
(c) The Big Time.
(d) Involvement.

5. How do we see how White felt about "The Wizard of Oz"?
(a) He describes a poster for the movie.
(b) He puts in a few lines from the movie.
(c) He talks about his excitement to meet one of the stars.
(d) He talks about red slippers taking him home to New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed about Greenwich Village since White lived in New York?

2. Which kind of New York resident does White credit for the passion in New York?

3. What does White compare the feeling the city gives to its citizens to?

4. Where did White live for a while when he was poor in New York?

5. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

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