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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. How old was White when he first visited New York City?
(a) He was middle-aged.
(b) He was a baby.
(c) He was a young child.
(d) He was a young man.

2. What does White say one has to do to change himself in New York?
(a) Walk down the street.
(b) Move a few steps.
(c) Attend a play.
(d) Take a different train.

3. What does White attribute the ability for a man to change himself in New York to?
(a) Diversity.
(b) Energy.
(c) Crowds.
(d) Motivation.

4. Who gives a good description of White?
(a) His brother.
(b) Himself.
(c) His stepson.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did White see a celebrity one time in New York?

2. What was the last name of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?

3. How did White hope New York would progress?

4. How did the writer of the introduction of this book know White?

5. What part of New York does White spend most of his time describing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is this book about?

2. What does White say is the third kind of person that lives in the city?

3. How does White seem to feel about New York in his description?

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

5. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

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

7. Why does the writer of the introduction say White agreed to write this book?

8. What does White say the first kind of New York resident brings to the city?

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

10. What are the two main parts to White's description of New York?

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