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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 is the name of White's wife?

2. What did White call the working police officers when he lived in New York?

3. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

4. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?

5. What does White give a list of reasons for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is an interesting record that Manhattan holds?

3. What does White give numbers for?

4. What part of the city does White describe in the most detail and why?

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

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

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

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

9. What has changed about the mansions in New York since White lived there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the main analogies shared by White in this book, and how did they enhance this narrative?

Essay Topic 2

What are the three kinds of residents in New York, and what affect do they have on the city?

Essay Topic 3

White writes about a few major places in New York. Describe some of these settings discussing how they affected White. Why might White have chosen these particular places and events to share in his memoirs?

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