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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Empire State Building erected?
(a) During the depression.
(b) During WWII.
(c) During WWI.
(d) During the Vietnam War.

2. What does White say most visitors to New York would hate?
(a) Taking a newcomer on a first trip.
(b) Living there.
(c) Visiting again.
(d) Leaving there.

3. Why does White talk about "The Wizard of Oz" while writing about New York?
(a) He thinks New York is that place over the rainbow.
(b) He knows the movie was filmed in New York.
(c) He met one of the actors from the film while in New York.
(d) He identifies with having ruby slippers to take him home from there.

4. What does White say the largest concentration of people forces on the residents?
(a) Association.
(b) Unity.
(c) Diversity.
(d) Patience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say a small number of visitors will feel about their visit to New York?

2. How did police mostly do their patrols when White was living in New York?

3. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?

4. What was strange about this book when it was published?

5. What does the writer of the introduction say travelers will see that they left at home thanks to television?

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