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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) Salesman.
(b) Piano manufacturer.
(c) Piano teacher.
(d) Lawyer.

2. What major project was the celebrity involved in that White saw in New York one time?
(a) The Wizard of Oz.
(b) His autobiography.
(c) A compilation of his greatest news stories.
(d) The Broadway Revival.

3. Why didn't White make changes in his manuscript when they happened in New York?
(a) He wanted to age his piece a bit.
(b) He was too close to his deadline.
(c) He liked the original version better.
(d) He wanted the reader to do that for himself.

4. Why is White's stepson happy that White can't see the city now?
(a) He would be very confused.
(b) He would never want to leave.
(c) He would hate it.
(d) He would feel ashamed for writing negative things.

5. Who came up with the different categories of people that White writes about?
(a) His wife.
(b) White.
(c) His stepson.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was this story written?

2. Which of these is another thing White says people come to New York looking for?

3. What has not slowed down in New York since White's death?

4. What magazine did White write a lot for?

5. How did White hope New York would progress?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

3. What does White choose to talk about after explaining all the things to do in New York?

4. What does White say he has done to this book that some people will find inaccurate, and what is his reason for this?

5. Why is the writer of the introduction glad that White cannot see the city now?

6. What did White not want to do to his book before it was published?

7. What does White say the third kind of New York resident brings to the city?

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

9. What is this book about?

10. What does White say is causing New York to lose its uniqueness?

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