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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occupation of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?

2. What does White say people CANNOT change while in New York?

3. What does White say is an important thing that comes along with one of the gifts New York offers to all men?

4. How does White feel about New York over all?

5. What does the B in E.B. White stand for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does White say separates most of the people in New York?

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

4. What does White say is the first kind of person that lives in the city?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of celebrity did White meet in New York, and how did this change his idea of New York?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the major changes that White talks about in New York?

Essay Topic 3

What importance does White place on tolerance in New York, and what could be the consequences of a lack of tolerance in New York?

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