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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these places does White say compares with New York?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) None of these.

2. How old was White when he first visited New York City?
(a) He was a young man.
(b) He was a young child.
(c) He was middle-aged.
(d) He was a baby.

3. What does White say most people will feel about their visit to New York?
(a) They will be disappointed.
(b) They will hate it.
(c) They will love it.
(d) They will be overwhelmed.

4. What kind of tubes take messages from one place to another?
(a) Pneumatic.
(b) Mail Carriers.
(c) Steel.
(d) Vacuum.

5. Why does White understand what draws people to New York?
(a) He has talked to many of them.
(b) His mother did this.
(c) He has seen it work for his stepson.
(d) He was drawn there as well.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who asked White to write this book?

3. What does White compare the feeling the city gives to its citizens to?

4. What month did White die?

5. What does White say a bus driver in New York will do if someone asks them a silly question?

(see the answer key)

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