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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was White's father's occupation?
(a) Piano teacher.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Piano manufacturer.
(d) Lawyer.

2. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?
(a) Energy.
(b) Complacency.
(c) Desire.
(d) Change.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of New York residents that White talks about?
(a) The ever-present.
(b) The transplants.
(c) The commuters.
(d) The born and bred.

4. How many kinds of people does White say are in New York?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. What was the name of the business the writer of the introduction of this book worked for?
(a) Hampshire.
(b) Holiday.
(c) Hannover.
(d) Hallsday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White have to ignore to continue loving New York?

2. What about this book is NOT outdated?

3. How did White hope New York would progress?

4. What kind of New York resident does White credit for the restlessness in New York?

5. Who gives a good description of White?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of things does White say people who come to New York are looking for?

2. What does White say someone has to do to change things in New York?

3. What great experience did White have in a New York diner?

4. What does White say the second kind of New York resident brings to the city?

5. What kind of things does White say someone can be successful at in New York?

6. What does White say New York offers to people who find privacy there?

7. Who gives a good description of White?

8. What does White say is being taken away from New York with its uniqueness?

9. What does White say is always innumerable in New York?

10. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

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