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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 asked White to write this book?
(a) His editor.
(b) His wife.
(c) His publisher.
(d) His stepson.

2. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?
(a) Complacency.
(b) Desire.
(c) Change.
(d) Energy.

3. What kind of person does White say the city would not be the same without?
(a) The born and bred.
(b) The tourists.
(c) The evangelists.
(d) The transplants.

4. What month did White die?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) January.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was White unsure of when he re-visited New York?

2. What is White quick to agree on when talking about New York?

3. What does White blame for the loss of charm in the city?

4. What does the B in E.B. White stand for?

5. What was the occupation of the celebrity White once met in New York?

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