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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 did White's stepson write about a lot?
(a) Football.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Wine and Food.

2. What did White want the reader to do as he read this book?
(a) Note the changes in New York.
(b) Get inspired to visit New York.
(c) Find their own truths about New York.
(d) Take his word as truth about New York.

3. Which of these occupations does White say people can be successful at?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Styling hair.
(c) Singing.
(d) All of these.

4. Why was White's book about the city so different from the reality?
(a) He refused to see the negative changes.
(b) He liked his own version.
(c) He had an idealized version in his head.
(d) He didn't live there while writing it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is so outlandish about the city to White?

3. What does White say separated people in New York in his old days?

4. What magazine did White write a lot for?

5. What does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping?

(see the answer key)

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