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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 say a bus driver in New York will do if someone asks them a silly question?

2. What is amazing to White about the subterranean lines under the city?

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

4. What did the city have to do after the Empire State Building was erected?

5. What does White say about the time when the Empire State Building was built?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is an interesting record that Manhattan holds?

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

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

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

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

White describes one way that he thinks enemies could destroy New York City. What was this method, and why is this so ironic to read about now?

Essay Topic 3

What did White learn from his time in New York, and how did these lessons affect the remainder of his life?

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