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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 1-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does White feel about New York over all?
(a) He respects it.
(b) He fears it.
(c) He loves it.
(d) He hates it.

2. Why did White first go to New York?
(a) To live with his sick grandmother.
(b) To meet a woman.
(c) To go to college.
(d) To start his writing career.

3. What does White say one has to do to change himself in New York?
(a) Walk down the street.
(b) Attend a play.
(c) Move a few steps.
(d) Take a different train.

4. What does White blame for the loss of charm in the city?
(a) The population.
(b) The police force.
(c) The crime.
(d) TV.

5. What kind of New York resident does White like the most?
(a) The lifers.
(b) The transplants.
(c) The commuters.
(d) The born and bred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has not slowed down in New York since White's death?

2. What year was this story written?

3. How do we see how White felt about "The Wizard of Oz"?

4. What does White explain just before talking about the kinds of people in New York?

5. What kind of New York resident was the last that White talked about?

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