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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping?
(a) Crime heights.
(b) Hysteria.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Oppression.

3. 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.

4. What part of New York did White live in?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Upper East Side.
(d) Queens.

5. What is the name of White's wife?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Kimberly.
(c) Katrina.
(d) Katherine.

6. What parts of the city does White say has changed the most?
(a) The higher parts.
(b) The good parts.
(c) The bad parts.
(d) The lower parts.

7. What amazes White about all the different kinds of people that live in New York?
(a) They live together.
(b) They do not leave the city.
(c) They do not help one another.
(d) They all exist.

8. Why does White say New York builds upwards?
(a) It has no room side to side.
(b) It is the modern city of Babel.
(c) It is their status symbol.
(d) It is symbolic of the people's progression.

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

10. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?
(a) Bill boards.
(b) Theaters.
(c) Mansions.
(d) Public schools.

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

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

13. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?
(a) Sewage dumps.
(b) Telephone lines.
(c) Animal races.
(d) Rebuilding materials.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say most people will feel about their visit to New York?

2. Which of these occupations does White say people can be successful at?

3. How did police mostly do their patrols when White was living in New York?

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

5. What does White compare the city to?

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