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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. Which kind of New York resident does White credit for the passion in New York?

2. What kind of person does White say the city would not be the same without?

3. What month did White die?

4. How many kinds of people does White say are in New York?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who gives a good description of White?

8. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did White learn from his time in New York, and how did these lessons affect the remainder of his life?

Essay Topic 2

Do you agree with White's views of New York? Why? Please cite evidence from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

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

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