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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping something?
(a) By a narrow margin.
(b) By a day or two.
(c) By a blink and a half.
(d) By a large margin.

2. What does White say about the time when the Empire State Building was built?
(a) It boosted the economy.
(b) It was a signal of progression.
(c) It raised men out of their pangs.
(d) It is the world's highest peak built at the lowest point in the depression.

3. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

4. What is the most disturbing change to White about New York since he lived there?
(a) The vulnerability.
(b) The grumpy residents.
(c) The small number of policemen.
(d) The lack of camaraderie.

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

6. What were pulled down in New York since White was a boy?
(a) Elevated railways.
(b) Fishing docks.
(c) Park playgrounds.
(d) Old buildings.

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

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

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

10. What does White try to have a balance of in this book?
(a) True and false ideals.
(b) Current and past information.
(c) Good and bad comments.
(d) Facts and embellishments.

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

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

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

14. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?
(a) Storage facilities.
(b) Rodent populations.
(c) Mineral deposits.
(d) Water.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When was the Empire State Building erected?

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