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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 1-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the writer of the introduction of this book working?
(a) At a newspaper.
(b) At a law school.
(c) At a magazine.
(d) At a train station.

2. Who gives a good description of White?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) Himself.
(d) His stepson.

3. What kind of person does White say the city would not be the same without?
(a) The tourists.
(b) The transplants.
(c) The born and bred.
(d) The evangelists.

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

5. What year was this story written?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is White quick to agree on when talking about New York?

2. What was White unsure of when he re-visited New York?

3. What does White attribute the ability for a man to change himself in New York to?

4. How many kinds of people does White say are in New York?

5. What does White explain just before talking about the kinds of people in New York?

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