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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White call himself as it relates to being a resident of New York?
(a) An all the timer.
(b) An old timer.
(c) A vacationer.
(d) A once-upon-a-timer.

2. What occupation did White have when he lived in New York as a young man?
(a) Writer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Delivery man.
(d) Waiter.

3. What title does White say New York will always hold over all other big cities?
(a) Elevated.
(b) Craziest.
(c) Loftiest.
(d) Advanced.

4. What does White say is the only thing that could save the city if they went one day without working together in the different racial communities?
(a) A payload.
(b) A miracle.
(c) A war.
(d) A devastating incident.

5. What does White give a list of reasons for?
(a) Why the city will never change.
(b) Why people should move away from there.
(c) Why people love the city.
(d) Why the city should have destroyed itself.

6. When was the Empire State Building erected?
(a) During the depression.
(b) During WWI.
(c) During the Vietnam War.
(d) During WWII.

7. What does White hope all the different nationalities will continue to do for the city?
(a) Add their diversity.
(b) All of these.
(c) Live their lives in harmony.
(d) Co-exist.

8. What does White say would happen if the communities in New York stopped working together for one day?
(a) The population would decrease.
(b) The nation would never be the same.
(c) It would explode.
(d) A war would be waged.

9. What does White say most people will feel about their visit to New York?
(a) They will be overwhelmed.
(b) They will love it.
(c) They will be disappointed.
(d) They will hate it.

10. What familiar sounds come back to White as he thinks about New York?
(a) Cars and boats.
(b) Rumbles and squeals.
(c) Yelling and cursing.
(d) Music and laughter.

11. How does White feel about the changes that have been made to Broadway since he lived there?
(a) He is happy about them.
(b) He is frustrated with them.
(c) He is surprised by them.
(d) He is disappointed by them.

12. Why does White feel distant from New York?
(a) he is trying to balance his writing.
(b) He does not like it there.
(c) He does not live there.
(d) He hasn't visited in a while

13. What part of New York has the largest concentration of people?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Manhattan.

14. How does White say many visitors to New York get lost?
(a) They try to follow a map.
(b) They take the wrong subway.
(c) They don't ask for directions.
(d) They get their north confused with their south.

15. What does White compare the city to?
(a) A vast puzzle.
(b) A play in motion.
(c) A piece of fabric.
(d) Poetry put to music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT on the list of nationalities living in New York?

2. What does the writer of the introduction say travelers will see that they left at home thanks to television?

3. What does White say that Grand Central has become since he lived in New York?

4. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

5. What does White think should have destroyed it years ago?

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