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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 White's main mode of transportation when he lived in the city?

2. What does the writer of the introduction say travelers will see that they left at home thanks to television?

3. What does White say an enemy could use to destroy the city?

4. What does White remember the policemen of his youth always having on hand?

5. What does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about New York does White say is outlandish?

2. What does White write about when he reminisces about his past memories in New York?

3. What does White say all people in New York are looking for?

4. What does White say a visitor to New York will feel like right at first?

5. What are the two main reactions White says visitors to New York will have?

6. What does White say about the subterranean pipes in New York?

7. What has changed about Grand Central Station since White lived in New York?

8. What does White say about the neighborhoods in New York?

9. What does White give numbers for?

10. How does White say one can recognize the visitors to the city who were disappointed in their experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Freedom was a crucial theme and symbol in this book. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in this story change your view of New York?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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