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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 New York offers that most other cities do not?
(a) World cuisines.
(b) Activities and events to attend.
(c) A huge gathering of people.
(d) Religion of all sorts.

2. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?
(a) Bill boards.
(b) Public schools.
(c) Theaters.
(d) Mansions.

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

4. What title does White say New York will always hold over all other big cities?
(a) Advanced.
(b) Loftiest.
(c) Elevated.
(d) Craziest.

5. Which kind of New York resident does White credit for the passion in New York?
(a) The commuters.
(b) The lifers.
(c) The transplants.
(d) The ever-present.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say someone can do in a short walk in a New York neighborhood?

2. Who gives a good description of White?

3. How did police mostly do their patrols when White was living in New York?

4. What was strange about the terminology White used when talking about what he refused to do to this book before publication?

5. What does White say most people will feel about their visit to New York?

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