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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 White attribute the ability for a man to change himself in New York to?
(a) Energy.
(b) Diversity.
(c) Crowds.
(d) Motivation.

2. Why was White's book about the city so different from the reality?
(a) He didn't live there while writing it.
(b) He refused to see the negative changes.
(c) He liked his own version.
(d) He had an idealized version in his head.

3. What part of New York does White spend most of his time describing?
(a) Queens.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) The Bronx.

4. How did the writer of the introduction of this book know White?
(a) He was his stepson.
(b) He was his nephew.
(c) He was his editor.
(d) He was his teacher.

5. How many kinds of people does White say are in New York?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What magazine did White write a lot for?

3. Why is White's stepson happy that White can't see the city now?

4. Where was White born?

5. How do we see how White felt about "The Wizard of Oz"?

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