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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 does White call himself as it relates to being a resident of New York?

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

3. Why does White say people will travel to New York from worlds away?

4. What does White say the city gives a sense of to all people?

5. What does White say all people in New York want a shot at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of things does White say will happen to someone who does not yet understand New York?

2. How has Greenwich Village changed since White lived in New York?

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

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

5. What does White say the city of New York offers its citizens as no other big city does?

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

7. What does White compare the city to?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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