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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did White live for a while when he was poor in New York?
(a) Central Park.
(b) A bus station.
(c) Broadway theaters.
(d) Grand Central Terminal.

2. Who gives a good description of White?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His stepson.
(d) Himself.

3. What was strange about this book when it was published?
(a) It was written under a pseudonym.
(b) Many things had already changed.
(c) All the names in it had been changed.
(d) It was written as a tribute.

4. Which of these is another thing White says people come to New York looking for?
(a) Fulfillment.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Love.
(d) Purpose.

5. Who explains the differences between the New York City written about and the current New York City?
(a) White.
(b) The editor.
(c) The writer of the introduction.
(d) Nobody.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does White say about the time when the Empire State Building was built?

3. What does White call himself as it relates to being a resident of New York?

4. What major project was the celebrity involved in that White saw in New York one time?

5. What is amazing to White about the subterranean lines under the city?

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