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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 does the E in E.B. White stand for?
(a) Edward.
(b) Earl.
(c) Elwyn.
(d) Evan.

2. How do we know White cared for New York?
(a) He credits his success to the city.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) He enjoys the variety there.
(d) He writes about the opportunities there.

3. Where was the writer of the introduction of this book working?
(a) At a train station.
(b) At a magazine.
(c) At a newspaper.
(d) At a law school.

4. What does White say separated people in New York in his old days?
(a) Looks.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Inches.
(d) Money.

5. Who explains the differences between the New York City written about and the current New York City?
(a) The writer of the introduction.
(b) Nobody.
(c) White.
(d) The editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?

2. How do we see how White felt about "The Wizard of Oz"?

3. What magazine did White write a lot for?

4. What month did White die?

5. Who gives a good description of White?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did White first move to New York?

2. What does White attribute the unique nature of New York to?

3. What does White say is the second kind of person that lives in the city?

4. What is this book about?

5. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

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

7. Why did White not want to do a certain something to the book before it was published?

8. What are the gifts that White says New York has to offer all men?

9. Who gives a good description of White?

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

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