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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 29-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made White homeless for some time while living in New York?
(a) He was kicked out of his apartment.
(b) His mother didn't send the money he needed.
(c) He didn't have enough writing jobs.
(d) He wanted to write a book about being homeless.

2. What kind of abode does White say most people in New York live in?
(a) Apartments.
(b) Condos.
(c) Houses.
(d) Duplexes.

3. Which of the following is NOT out of date in this book?
(a) The tour times.
(b) The Broadway reviews.
(c) None of these.
(d) The population statistics.

4. Who came up with the different categories of people that White writes about?
(a) His stepson.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) White.

5. How does White say many visitors to New York get lost?
(a) They take the wrong subway.
(b) They get their north confused with their south.
(c) They try to follow a map.
(d) They don't ask for directions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White try to have a balance of in this book?

2. How does White say you can spot the people who are disappointed in the city?

3. Why will a visitor to New York have a hard time understanding the waiters, according to White?

4. What does White say this book will really be?

5. What does White say is an important thing that comes along with one of the gifts New York offers to all men?

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