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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do we see how White felt about "The Wizard of Oz"?
(a) He talks about red slippers taking him home to New York.
(b) He puts in a few lines from the movie.
(c) He describes a poster for the movie.
(d) He talks about his excitement to meet one of the stars.

3. Which kind of New York resident does White credit for the passion in New York?
(a) The commuters.
(b) The lifers.
(c) The transplants.
(d) The ever-present.

4. What is the most negative thing White mentions about the city?
(a) Its crime.
(b) Its lack of manners.
(c) Its fast pace.
(d) Its filth.

5. When did White die?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White attribute the ability for a man to change himself in New York to?

2. What month did White die?

3. What does White say one has to do to change himself in New York?

4. How old was White when he first visited New York City?

5. Why didn't White make changes in his manuscript when they happened in New York?

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