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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. How does White seem to feel about "The Wizard of Oz"?

2. Why didn't White make changes in his manuscript when they happened in New York?

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

4. What does White compare the city to?

5. What did White refuse to do to this book before publishing it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gives a good description of White?

2. What is this book about?

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

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

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

6. Why did White first move to New York?

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

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

9. What are the two main parts to White's description of 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

Why did White decide to write this book, and how might this reasoning have affected his tone?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

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