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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 the E in E.B. White stand for?
(a) Edward.
(b) Evan.
(c) Elwyn.
(d) Earl.

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

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

4. Who asked White to write this book?
(a) His wife.
(b) His publisher.
(c) His stepson.
(d) His editor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White have to ignore to continue loving New York?

2. How does White seem to feel about "The Wizard of Oz"?

3. Why is White's stepson happy that White can't see the city now?

4. Why does White say New York is not as unique anymore?

5. What does White say people CANNOT change while in New York?

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