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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 is the only thing that could save the city if they went one day without working together in the different racial communities?
(a) A miracle.
(b) A devastating incident.
(c) A payload.
(d) A war.

2. What paradoxical statement does White make about New York?
(a) It is safe, but vulnerable.
(b) It is beautiful but ugly.
(c) It is always changing, but changeless.
(d) It is cruel but kind.

3. Where did White go to college?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Georgetown.

4. Where did White live when he began writing this book?
(a) In Queens.
(b) Outside of New York.
(c) In The Bronx.
(d) In Brooklyn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White feel about New York over all?

2. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?

3. When did White die?

4. What part of New York has the largest concentration of people?

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

(see the answer key)

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