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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the business the writer of the introduction of this book worked for?
(a) Holiday.
(b) Hallsday.
(c) Hampshire.
(d) Hannover.

3. What was strange about this book when it was published?
(a) All the names in it had been changed.
(b) Many things had already changed.
(c) It was written under a pseudonym.
(d) It was written as a tribute.

4. Where was White born?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) New York.
(c) Albany.
(d) Mt. Vernon.

5. What kind of person does White say the city would not be the same without?
(a) The tourists.
(b) The evangelists.
(c) The transplants.
(d) The born and bred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of changes must the reader make as he reads this article?

2. What has New York lost along with its uniqueness, according to White?

3. What month did White die?

4. What does White compare the city to?

5. Which of these does White say New York holds the key to?

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