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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 1-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of New York resident does White credit for the restlessness in New York?
(a) The transplants.
(b) The ever-present.
(c) The born and bred.
(d) The commuters.

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

3. Which of these is another thing White says people come to New York looking for?
(a) Fulfillment.
(b) Love.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Privacy.

4. What does White compare the city to?
(a) Theater.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Music.

5. What month did White die?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) January.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was White when he first visited New York City?

2. When did White die?

3. What is one of the gifts White said New York gives to all men?

4. What did White refuse to do to this book before publishing it?

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

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