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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of these is NOT something that White says is destroying the city?
(a) The diversity.
(b) The sewer lines.
(c) The high population.
(d) The crime rates.

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

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

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

6. What did the city have to do after the Empire State Building was erected?
(a) Navigate around it.
(b) Move forward.
(c) Pay higher taxes.
(d) Think skyward.

7. 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 the city will never change.
(d) Why people should move away from there.

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

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

10. Why does White say most people move to New York?
(a) To find love.
(b) To get educated.
(c) To start their careers.
(d) To escape their lives.

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

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

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

14. What does White say someone can do in a short walk in a New York neighborhood?
(a) Buy a paper.
(b) Do your grocery shopping.
(c) All of these.
(d) Get dry cleaning.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What amazes White about New York?

3. What kind of business has fewer open offices than White remembers?

4. Why does White feel distant from New York?

5. What does White say called him to the city?

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