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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 does the B in E.B. White stand for?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Banks.
(c) Bryan.
(d) Brooks.

2. What does White compare the city to?
(a) Theater.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Music.
(d) Evolution.

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

4. Where was White born?
(a) Albany.
(b) Mt. Vernon.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) New York.

5. What was the occupation of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Professor.
(b) Editor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say about the people who don't want the gifts New York has to offer?

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

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

4. What was White's father's occupation?

5. What is a second gift White Said New York gives to all men?

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