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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 does White use as a reference to write this book?
(a) His memory.
(b) An interview with his stepson.
(c) A book.
(d) A quick visit with his wife.

2. What does White say people CANNOT change while in New York?
(a) Past history.
(b) None of these.
(c) Religion.
(d) Personality.

3. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

4. What amazes White about all the different kinds of people that live in New York?
(a) They do not help one another.
(b) They do not leave the city.
(c) They all exist.
(d) They live together.

5. What was strange about the terminology White used when talking about what he refused to do to this book before publication?
(a) The writer can't make geographical changes.
(b) He should have known it would be published in a magazine first.
(c) He should have said, 'up to date'.
(d) The names were already altered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does White say New York will always hold over all other big cities?

2. What part of New York does White spend most of his time describing?

3. What does White hope all the different nationalities will continue to do for the city?

4. How many people does White say would be killed if an enemy used his suggested weapon on the city?

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

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