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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 does White say about the people who don't want the gifts New York has to offer?
(a) They will get them anyway.
(b) They will live in denial.
(c) They should leave.
(d) They can avoid it.

2. What was the occupation of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Editor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

3. What is the most negative thing White mentions about the city?
(a) Its fast pace.
(b) Its lack of manners.
(c) Its crime.
(d) Its filth.

4. How many people does White say would be killed if an enemy used his suggested weapon on the city?
(a) Millions.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

5. What was White's father's occupation?
(a) Piano teacher.
(b) Piano manufacturer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do police mostly do their patrols while White is writing this book?

2. Why did White first go to New York?

3. What does White hope to show in his story?

4. What magazine did White write a lot for?

5. What does White say one has to do to change himself in New York?

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