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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about New York does White say will always remain elusive?
(a) Its effect.
(b) Its influence.
(c) Its personality.
(d) Its true meaning.

2. Why didn't White make changes in his manuscript when they happened in New York?
(a) He was too close to his deadline.
(b) He liked the original version better.
(c) He wanted to age his piece a bit.
(d) He wanted the reader to do that for himself.

3. What has not slowed down in New York since White's death?
(a) The pace.
(b) The progression.
(c) The energy.
(d) The changes.

4. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?
(a) Energy.
(b) Change.
(c) Complacency.
(d) Desire.

5. Why did White agree to write this book?
(a) His stepson worked for the company printing it.
(b) His wife liked the idea.
(c) He was given a huge portion of the profits.
(d) He loves New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the business the writer of the introduction of this book worked for?

2. What kind of person does White say the city would not be the same without?

3. What does White compare the city to?

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

5. What was strange about this book when it was published?

(see the answer key)

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