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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspect of New York brought in by the residents does White appreciate the most?
(a) Restlessness.
(b) Solidity.
(c) Passion.
(d) Energy.

3. Why did White first go to New York?
(a) To live with his sick grandmother.
(b) To start his writing career.
(c) To meet a woman.
(d) To go to college.

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

5. What record does White say New York holds?
(a) The highest crime rate.
(b) The highest concentration of people.
(c) The highest percentage of diversity.
(d) The highest gap in wealth and poverty.

6. What month did White die?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) January.

7. What does White have to ignore to continue loving New York?
(a) The changes.
(b) The bad memories.
(c) The people.
(d) The criticism.

8. What kind of changes must the reader make as he reads this article?
(a) Geographical changes.
(b) Mental changes.
(c) Spiritual changes.
(d) Literary Changes.

9. What does White explain just before talking about the kinds of people in New York?
(a) The routines.
(b) The landscape.
(c) The things to do.
(d) The history.

10. What kind of publication was the first to print this book?
(a) A novella.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A newsletter.
(d) A magazine.

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

12. What was White's father's occupation?
(a) Piano teacher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Piano manufacturer.

13. Where did White live when he began writing this book?
(a) In The Bronx.
(b) Outside of New York.
(c) In Brooklyn.
(d) In Queens.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these does White say New York holds the key to?

2. What does White say is an important thing that comes along with one of the gifts New York offers to all men?

3. Which of these is something White says people come to New York looking for?

4. Why did White make a strange choice of words when talking about what he refused to do in his book before publication?

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

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