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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 nickname did White have in college?

2. What is the most disturbing change to White about New York since he lived there?

3. What did White's stepson write about a lot?

4. What does White hope all the different nationalities will continue to do for the city?

5. What does White say would happen if the communities in New York stopped working together for one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White compare the feeling the city gives the citizens to?

2. What does White compare the city to?

3. How does White show the amazing variety of people living in New York?

4. What does White say would happen if the different communities stopped tolerating each other?

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

6. How does White say the city could easily be destroyed?

7. What did White try to keep a balance of while writing this book?

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

9. Why does White say the people in New York always build skyward?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the main moral or message of this book was? How did White go about presenting this idea?

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

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?

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