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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 do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?
(a) Sewage dumps.
(b) Rebuilding materials.
(c) Animal races.
(d) Telephone lines.

2. What does White have to ignore to continue loving New York?
(a) The criticism.
(b) The bad memories.
(c) The people.
(d) The changes.

3. What does White give a list of reasons for?
(a) Why the city should have destroyed itself.
(b) Why people love the city.
(c) Why people should move away from there.
(d) Why the city will never change.

4. What does White give the numbers of?
(a) The populations in different communities.
(b) The populations of different nationalities.
(c) The overall population over the last 10 years.
(d) The number of runs for the transit system.

5. What aspect of New York brought in by the residents does White appreciate the most?
(a) Passion.
(b) Solidity.
(c) Restlessness.
(d) Energy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White hope to show in his story?

2. What magazine did White write a lot for?

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

4. What did White call the working police officers when he lived in New York?

5. What occupation did White have when he lived in New York as a young man?

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