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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 was White unsure of when he re-visited New York?
(a) The places he should visit.
(b) The way he should write about it.
(c) The way things had changed.
(d) The way he felt about the place.

2. How did White hope New York would progress?
(a) With the will of the people.
(b) Onward and upwards.
(c) Naturally.
(d) At a constant pace.

3. Why did White make a strange choice of words when talking about what he refused to do in his book before publication?
(a) He was being sarcastic.
(b) He wanted people to notice that verbiage.
(c) He didn't like the changes being made.
(d) He wanted to coin a new phrase.

4. What kind of New York resident was the last that White talked about?
(a) The lifers.
(b) The commuters.
(c) The born and bred.
(d) The transplants.

5. Why did White first go to New York?
(a) To meet a woman.
(b) To go to college.
(c) To live with his sick grandmother.
(d) To start his writing career.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say "The Wizard of Oz" was for many people?

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

3. What does White say will always be innumerable in New York?

4. What has New York lost along with its uniqueness, according to White?

5. What is in the hearts of the people who bring passion to New York, according to White?

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