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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 29-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White say about the time when the Empire State Building was built?
(a) It is the world's highest peak built at the lowest point in the depression.
(b) It boosted the economy.
(c) It was a signal of progression.
(d) It raised men out of their pangs.

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

3. What was White unsure of when he re-visited New York?
(a) The places he should visit.
(b) The way he should write about it.
(c) The way he felt about the place.
(d) The way things had changed.

4. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?
(a) Bill boards.
(b) Theaters.
(c) Public schools.
(d) Mansions.

5. What does White say one has to do to change himself in New York?
(a) Attend a play.
(b) Move a few steps.
(c) Walk down the street.
(d) Take a different train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does White talk about "The Wizard of Oz" while writing about New York?

2. What does White think should have destroyed it years ago?

3. Why did White agree to write this book?

4. What is the first kind of person who lives in New York?

5. What does White say New York offers that most other cities do not?

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