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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 E in E.B. White stand for?
(a) Elwyn.
(b) Evan.
(c) Edward.
(d) Earl.

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

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

4. What did White say changed New York the most?
(a) Technology.
(b) Time.
(c) Literature.
(d) Politics.

5. What was the name of the business the writer of the introduction of this book worked for?
(a) Hampshire.
(b) Hannover.
(c) Holiday.
(d) Hallsday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White compare the city to?

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 What about this book is NOT outdated?

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

5. Which of these is something White says people come to New York looking for?

(see the answer key)

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