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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has New York lost along with its uniqueness, according to White?
(a) Its thrill.
(b) Its opportunity.
(c) Its charm.
(d) Its energy.

3. What opportunity is most prevalent in New York, according to White?
(a) Education.
(b) Culture.
(c) Variety.
(d) Religion.

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

5. What is White quick to agree on when talking about New York?
(a) It is the best place to live.
(b) It is not for everyone.
(c) It is an iconic city.
(d) There are parts he doesn't approve of.

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

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

8. Why is White's stepson happy that White can't see the city now?
(a) He would be very confused.
(b) He would hate it.
(c) He would never want to leave.
(d) He would feel ashamed for writing negative things.

9. What does White say will always be innumerable in New York?
(a) Rodents.
(b) Changes.
(c) Energy.
(d) Rascals.

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

15. What does White say is an important thing that comes along with one of the gifts New York offers to all men?
(a) Participation.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Elevation.
(d) Compromise.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did White hope New York would progress?

2. Why does White say New York is not as unique anymore?

3. How did the writer of the introduction of this book know White?

4. What celebrity did White see in New York one time?

5. What record does White say New York holds?

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