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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Whom does White describe sending messages to each other?
(a) A young couple.
(b) A father and son.
(c) Two sisters.
(d) An employee and his boss.

3. Where did White live for a while when he was poor in New York?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Broadway theaters.
(c) A bus station.
(d) Grand Central Terminal.

4. What does White say the city gives a sense of to all people?
(a) Frenzy.
(b) Belonging.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Welcome.

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

6. What does White say most visitors to New York would hate?
(a) Taking a newcomer on a first trip.
(b) Living there.
(c) Leaving there.
(d) Visiting again.

7. What does White say a small number of visitors will feel about their visit to New York?
(a) They will be overwhelmed.
(b) They will hate it.
(c) They will be disappointed.
(d) They will love it.

8. Which of these places does White say compares with New York?
(a) Chicago.
(b) None of these.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Seattle.

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

10. What did White call the working police officers when he lived in New York?
(a) Watchmen.
(b) Coppers.
(c) Gum shoes.
(d) Patrol men.

11. What is amazing to White about the subterranean lines under the city?
(a) They never get backed up with so many people using them.
(b) The pros still outweigh the cons.
(c) The building of them was simple.
(d) They offer so many great things.

12. What changed about Greenwich Village since White lived in New York?
(a) The kind of tenants.
(b) The look and feel.
(c) The purpose.
(d) The business hub.

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

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

15. What kind of abode does White say most people in New York live in?
(a) Houses.
(b) Duplexes.
(c) Apartments.
(d) Condos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was White's main mode of transportation when he lived in the city?

2. What kind of person does White say would miss things about New York?

3. What kind of person does White say can be found sleeping on the streets of New York in the summer?

4. How close does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping something?

5. Why does White feel distant from New York?

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