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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 writer of the introduction of this book glad that White couldn't see?

2. What was the last name of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?

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

4. What has New York lost along with its uniqueness, according to White?

5. Where was White born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of things does White say New York holds the key to?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does White say someone has to do to change things in New York?

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

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

White writes about a few major places in New York. Describe some of these settings discussing how they affected White. Why might White have chosen these particular places and events to share in his memoirs?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the main analogies shared by White in this book, and how did they enhance this narrative?

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