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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did White agree to write this book?
(a) He loves New York.
(b) His wife liked the idea.
(c) He was given a huge portion of the profits.
(d) His stepson worked for the company printing it.

2. What about New York does White say will always remain elusive?
(a) Its influence.
(b) Its effect.
(c) Its personality.
(d) Its true meaning.

3. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

4. What does White compare the city to?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Theater.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Music.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of New York residents that White talks about?
(a) The transplants.
(b) The commuters.
(c) The ever-present.
(d) The born and bred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were pulled down in New York since White was a boy?

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

3. What does White compare a non-local visiting New Yorker to?

4. What opportunity is most prevalent in New York, according to White?

5. What is the most negative thing White mentions about the city?

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