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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What celebrity did White see in New York one time?
(a) Fred Astaire.
(b) Fred Stone.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Frank Shelley.

4. Which of these is another thing White says people come to New York looking for?
(a) Purpose.
(b) Love.
(c) Fulfillment.
(d) Privacy.

5. How do we know White cared for New York?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) He credits his success to the city.
(c) He enjoys the variety there.
(d) He writes about the opportunities there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White blame for the loss of charm in the city?

2. Why did White make a strange choice of words when talking about what he refused to do in his book before publication?

3. What opportunity is most prevalent in New York, according to White?

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

5. Which of these does White say New York holds the key to?

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