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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?
(a) Desire.
(b) Energy.
(c) Change.
(d) Complacency.

3. How do we know White cared for New York?
(a) He enjoys the variety there.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) He credits his success to the city.
(d) He writes about the opportunities there.

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 Which of the following is NOT out of date in this book?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

5. What was the occupation of the celebrity White once met in New York?
(a) Singer/Dancer.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Actor.
(d) Writer.

6. What kind of New York resident does White credit for the restlessness in New York?
(a) The transplants.
(b) The born and bred.
(c) The commuters.
(d) The ever-present.

7. Who came up with the different categories of people that White writes about?
(a) White.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His stepson.

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

9. What does White attribute the ability for a man to change himself in New York to?
(a) Crowds.
(b) Energy.
(c) Diversity.
(d) Motivation.

10. What does the B in E.B. White stand for?
(a) Brooks.
(b) Banks.
(c) Bryan.
(d) Bernard.

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

12. What about this book is NOT outdated?
(a) The sites to see.
(b) The train schedules.
(c) The maps.
(d) The restaurants.

13. How old was White when he first visited New York City?
(a) He was a baby.
(b) He was a young child.
(c) He was middle-aged.
(d) He was a young man.

14. How does the person giving a description of White feel about him?
(a) He cares deeply for him.
(b) She is proud of him.
(c) He knows him slightly.
(d) He is envious of but admires him.

15. What was strange about the terminology White used when talking about what he refused to do to this book before publication?
(a) He should have known it would be published in a magazine first.
(b) He should have said, 'up to date'.
(c) The writer can't make geographical changes.
(d) The names were already altered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was strange about this book when it was published?

2. What does White compare the city to?

3. What was the name of the business the writer of the introduction of this book worked for?

4. What did White refuse to do to this book before publishing it?

5. Why didn't White make changes in his manuscript when they happened in New York?

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