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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person does White say the city would not be the same without?
(a) The transplants.
(b) The born and bred.
(c) The tourists.
(d) The evangelists.

2. What major project was the celebrity involved in that White saw in New York one time?
(a) The Wizard of Oz.
(b) The Broadway Revival.
(c) His autobiography.
(d) A compilation of his greatest news stories.

3. What does White try to have a balance of in this book?
(a) True and false ideals.
(b) Facts and embellishments.
(c) Good and bad comments.
(d) Current and past information.

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

5. What familiar sounds come back to White as he thinks about New York?
(a) Rumbles and squeals.
(b) Music and laughter.
(c) Yelling and cursing.
(d) Cars and boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT out of date in this book?

2. Which of these is NOT something that White says is destroying the city?

3. What was the writer of the introduction of this book glad that White couldn't see?

4. What record does White say New York holds?

5. What does White compare the city to?

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