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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the writer of the introduction say travelers will see that they left at home thanks to television?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) The same streets.
(c) The same buildings.
(d) The same stars.

2. How do police mostly do their patrols while White is writing this book?
(a) They walk.
(b) They ride horses.
(c) The ride bicycles.
(d) They go in cars.

3. What was White's main mode of transportation when he lived in the city?
(a) The train.
(b) Walking.
(c) Busses.
(d) The subway.

4. What does White say keeps all the communities in New York together?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Love.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Tolerance.

5. How many people does White say would be killed if an enemy used his suggested weapon on the city?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

6. What nickname did White have in college?
(a) Andy.
(b) Alfie.
(c) Archie.
(d) Angel.

7. 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 miracle.
(b) A war.
(c) A devastating incident.
(d) A payload.

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

9. Where did White die?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maine.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

10. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?
(a) Earth renewal.
(b) Recycling.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Mail delivery.

11. What kind of person does White say would miss things about New York?
(a) A long time resident.
(b) A young child.
(c) An old timer.
(d) A visitor.

12. Which of the following was NOT on the list of nationalities living in New York?
(a) Asians.
(b) Polish.
(c) Austrians.
(d) Puerto Ricans.

13. What did White do before attending college?
(a) Served in the army.
(b) Worked for his father.
(c) Fulfilled an apprenticeship.
(d) Lived in New York.

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

15. What does White say a bus driver in New York will do if someone asks them a silly question?
(a) Kick them off.
(b) Lie in response.
(c) Charge them double.
(d) Slap them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does White say people will travel to New York from worlds away?

2. Why does White say some of his numbers will not be accurate?

3. What paradoxical statement does White make about New York?

4. Which of these does White notice a strange change in since he lived in New York?

5. What does White say the city gives a sense of to all people?

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