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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 is so outlandish about the city to White?
(a) The place keeps growing.
(b) The economy is still bad.
(c) There are millions of people there.
(d) There are ways for people to survive.

2. What did White do before attending college?
(a) Worked for his father.
(b) Lived in New York.
(c) Fulfilled an apprenticeship.
(d) Served in the army.

3. What was White's main mode of transportation when he lived in the city?
(a) The train.
(b) The subway.
(c) Walking.
(d) Busses.

4. What kind of New York resident does White like the most?
(a) The lifers.
(b) The commuters.
(c) The transplants.
(d) The born and bred.

5. How do we know White cared for New York?
(a) He writes about the opportunities there.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) He enjoys the variety there.
(d) He credits his success to the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has New York lost along with its uniqueness, according to White?

2. What does White have to ignore to continue loving New York?

3. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?

4. What changed about Greenwich Village since White lived in New York?

5. Why was White's book about the city so different from the reality?

(see the answer key)

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