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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person does White say can be found sleeping on the streets of New York in the summer?
(a) Convicts.
(b) Drunks.
(c) Veterans.
(d) Children.

2. What familiar sounds come back to White as he thinks about New York?
(a) Music and laughter.
(b) Yelling and cursing.
(c) Cars and boats.
(d) Rumbles and squeals.

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

4. What amazes White about the messages he describes being sent?
(a) It is used so often.
(b) It is so reliable.
(c) It goes so fast.
(d) It is trusted.

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

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

7. What paradoxical statement does White make about New York?
(a) It is safe, but vulnerable.
(b) It is always changing, but changeless.
(c) It is beautiful but ugly.
(d) It is cruel but kind.

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

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

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

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

13. What does White say all people in New York want a shot at?
(a) The Big Time.
(b) Success.
(c) Involvement.
(d) Belonging.

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

15. What kind of person does White say would miss things about New York?
(a) A long time resident.
(b) A visitor.
(c) An old timer.
(d) A young child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White call himself as it relates to being a resident of New York?

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

3. Where did White live for a while when he was poor in New York?

4. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?

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

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