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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 part of New York does White spend most of his time describing?

2. What celebrity did White see in New York one time?

3. What does White compare the city to?

4. What was the occupation of the celebrity White once met in New York?

5. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does White say the first kind of New York resident brings to the city?

3. Why did White first move to New York?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does White say he has done to this book that some people will find inaccurate, and what is his reason for this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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