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

2. What does White use as a reference to write this book?
(a) A book.
(b) A quick visit with his wife.
(c) His memory.
(d) An interview with his stepson.

3. How does White describe the different neighborhoods in New York?
(a) They are communities.
(b) They are homely.
(c) They are busy.
(d) They are cliquish.

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

5. What amazes White about New York?
(a) That it sustains itself.
(b) That so many people love it.
(c) That there are other places like it.
(d) That is has quiet moments.

6. What does White say an enemy could use to destroy the city?
(a) Cannons.
(b) Air raids.
(c) Hackers.
(d) Small planes.

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

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

9. What does White say that Grand Central has become since he lived in New York?
(a) A chaotic scene.
(b) A tourist attraction.
(c) A homeless park.
(d) A honky-tonk.

10. What does White say called him to the city?
(a) The lights of the city.
(b) His hopes and dreams.
(c) Past writing successes.
(d) Glittering star lights.

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

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

13. What does White compare the feeling the city gives to its citizens to?
(a) A dose of vitamins.
(b) An ongoing lecture.
(c) A big hug.
(d) A college education.

14. What does White give the numbers of?
(a) The overall population over the last 10 years.
(b) The number of runs for the transit system.
(c) The populations of different nationalities.
(d) The populations in different communities.

15. Which of these occupations does White say people can be successful at?
(a) All of these.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Styling hair.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does White say most people move to New York?

2. What kind of tubes take messages from one place to another?

3. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?

4. Which of these places does White say compares with New York?

5. What is the name of White's wife?

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