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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 the city gives a sense of to all people?
(a) Welcome.
(b) Frenzy.
(c) Belonging.
(d) Motivation.

2. What was strange about the terminology White used when talking about what he refused to do to this book before publication?
(a) He should have known it would be published in a magazine first.
(b) The writer can't make geographical changes.
(c) He should have said, 'up to date'.
(d) The names were already altered.

3. What does White say about the time when the Empire State Building was built?
(a) It raised men out of their pangs.
(b) It is the world's highest peak built at the lowest point in the depression.
(c) It was a signal of progression.
(d) It boosted the economy.

4. How does White say you can spot the people who are disappointed in the city?
(a) They will be eating quietly.
(b) They will be taking too many pictures.
(c) They will be packing their bags.
(d) They will seem angry about nothing.

5. What parts of the city does White say has changed the most?
(a) The good parts.
(b) The lower parts.
(c) The higher parts.
(d) The bad parts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say New York offers that most other cities do not?

2. Which of the following was NOT on the list of nationalities living in New York?

3. Why does White say most people move to New York?

4. What made White homeless for some time while living in New York?

5. What kind of New York resident does White credit for the restlessness in New York?

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