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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 many people does White say would be killed if an enemy used his suggested weapon on the city?

2. How does White say you can spot the people who are disappointed in the city?

3. How does White say many visitors to New York get lost?

4. What does White say someone can do in a short walk in a New York neighborhood?

5. Which of these is NOT something that White says is destroying the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White say he knows will skew the numbers he listed?

2. What does the piece say that White quotes about newcomers in New York?

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

4. What does White compare the city to?

5. Where did White live while he was very poor in New York?

6. What does White say has changed about policemen since he lived there?

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

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

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

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

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 are some of the gifts that White said New York offers to all people, and how have those gifts changed his life?

Essay Topic 3

What importance does White place on tolerance in New York, and what could be the consequences of a lack of tolerance in New York?

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