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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 celebrity did White see in New York one time?

2. What is a second gift White Said New York gives to all men?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of New York residents that White talks about?

4. What did White say changed New York the most?

5. Why is White's stepson happy that White can't see the city now?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

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

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

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

8. Why did White first move to New York?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

White said that in order for people to change something in New York, they simply had to take a few steps. What do you think that means, and how might White have discovered this for himself while living in New York?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Responsibility and coming of age were two ideas that were addressed in many places of this history. Where do these ideas appear, and how do they work together to enhance this book?

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