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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 New York resident does White credit for the restlessness in New York?
(a) The ever-present.
(b) The born and bred.
(c) The transplants.
(d) The commuters.

2. What does White say New York offers that most other cities do not?
(a) Activities and events to attend.
(b) World cuisines.
(c) A huge gathering of people.
(d) Religion of all sorts.

3. Where did White live when he began writing this book?
(a) In Brooklyn.
(b) In The Bronx.
(c) In Queens.
(d) Outside of New York.

4. Who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Reggie.
(b) Roger.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Robert.

5. What does White hope to show in his story?
(a) How he became a successful writer.
(b) The best way to travel in New York.
(c) The kind of people who live in New York.
(d) The difference in New York over time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the gifts White said New York gives to all men?

2. How does White feel about New York over all?

3. What kind of person does White say the city would not be the same without?

4. What was strange about this book when it was published?

5. What was the writer of the introduction of this book glad that White couldn't see?

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