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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does White say separated people in New York in his old days?
(a) Money.
(b) Looks.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Inches.

3. Where was the writer of the introduction of this book working?
(a) At a newspaper.
(b) At a magazine.
(c) At a law school.
(d) At a train station.

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

5. What does White say one has to do to change himself in New York?
(a) Walk down the street.
(b) Move a few steps.
(c) Attend a play.
(d) Take a different train.

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

7. What is in the hearts of the people who bring passion to New York, according to White?
(a) Hope.
(b) Strength.
(c) Fire.
(d) Love.

8. What part of New York does White spend most of his time describing?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

9. Who asked White to write this book?
(a) His stepson.
(b) His wife.
(c) His publisher.
(d) His editor.

10. How does White feel about New York over all?
(a) He respects it.
(b) He fears it.
(c) He loves it.
(d) He hates it.

11. What has not slowed down in New York since White's death?
(a) The changes.
(b) The energy.
(c) The progression.
(d) The pace.

12. What is one of the gifts White said New York gives to all men?
(a) Contemplation.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Emptiness.

13. Why does White talk about "The Wizard of Oz" while writing about New York?
(a) He identifies with having ruby slippers to take him home from there.
(b) He met one of the actors from the film while in New York.
(c) He knows the movie was filmed in New York.
(d) He thinks New York is that place over the rainbow.

14. Who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Reggie.
(c) Robert.
(d) Roger.

15. Where was White born?
(a) Mt. Vernon.
(b) New York.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Albany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say will always be innumerable in New York?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of New York residents that White talks about?

3. What was the occupation of the celebrity White once met in New York?

4. What does White say about the people who don't want the gifts New York has to offer?

5. What magazine did White write a lot for?

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