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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 Which of the following is NOT out of date in this book?
(a) The tour times.
(b) The Broadway reviews.
(c) The population statistics.
(d) None of these.

2. Why will a visitor to New York have a hard time understanding the waiters, according to White?
(a) They talk quietly.
(b) They talk so fast.
(c) They have a heavy accent.
(d) They use too much slang.

3. Which of these does White say New York holds the key to?
(a) Mercantilism.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Promotion.
(d) Acting.

4. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?
(a) Paris.
(b) Detroit.
(c) London.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. What changed about Greenwich Village since White lived in New York?
(a) The business hub.
(b) The kind of tenants.
(c) The look and feel.
(d) The purpose.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of these places does White say compares with New York?

3. Where did White live for a while when he was poor in New York?

4. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

5. What does the E in E.B. White stand for?

(see the answer key)

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