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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 does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?
(a) Change.
(b) Desire.
(c) Energy.
(d) Complacency.

2. What kind of New York resident was the last that White talked about?
(a) The transplants.
(b) The born and bred.
(c) The lifers.
(d) The commuters.

3. What was the name of the business the writer of the introduction of this book worked for?
(a) Holiday.
(b) Hannover.
(c) Hampshire.
(d) Hallsday.

4. Why does White talk about "The Wizard of Oz" while writing about New York?
(a) He met one of the actors from the film while in New York.
(b) He identifies with having ruby slippers to take him home from there.
(c) He knows the movie was filmed in New York.
(d) He thinks New York is that place over the rainbow.

5. What does White attribute the ability for a man to change himself in New York to?
(a) Diversity.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Crowds.
(d) Energy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was White unsure of when he re-visited New York?

3. What was White's father's occupation?

4. What about New York does White say will always remain elusive?

5. Where did White see a celebrity one time in New York?

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