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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does White feel distant from New York?
(a) he is trying to balance his writing.
(b) He does not live there.
(c) He hasn't visited in a while
(d) He does not like it there.

2. What does White say would happen if the communities in New York stopped working together for one day?
(a) It would explode.
(b) The nation would never be the same.
(c) A war would be waged.
(d) The population would decrease.

3. What is a second gift White Said New York gives to all men?
(a) Relaxation.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Entertainment.

4. What does White try to have a balance of in this book?
(a) Current and past information.
(b) Good and bad comments.
(c) Facts and embellishments.
(d) True and false ideals.

5. What magazine did White write a lot for?
(a) Holiday.
(b) Time.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) The Washington Post.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does White say this book will really be?

3. Which of the following was NOT on the list of nationalities living in New York?

4. Which of these does White notice a strange change in since he lived in New York?

5. What did White want the reader to do as he read this book?

(see the answer key)

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