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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Roger.
(c) Robert.
(d) Reggie.

2. What year was this story written?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1948.

3. What celebrity did White see in New York one time?
(a) Fred Astaire.
(b) Frank Shelley.
(c) Fred Stone.
(d) Frank Sinatra.

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

5. What was the last name of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?
(a) Allman.
(b) Angell.
(c) Atkinson.
(d) Avery.

6. How does the person giving a description of White feel about him?
(a) He knows him slightly.
(b) He is envious of but admires him.
(c) She is proud of him.
(d) He cares deeply for him.

7. Why was White's book about the city so different from the reality?
(a) He liked his own version.
(b) He had an idealized version in his head.
(c) He refused to see the negative changes.
(d) He didn't live there while writing it.

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

9. Why does White talk about "The Wizard of Oz" while writing about New York?
(a) He thinks New York is that place over the rainbow.
(b) He knows the movie was filmed in New York.
(c) He identifies with having ruby slippers to take him home from there.
(d) He met one of the actors from the film while in New York.

10. How do we know White cared for New York?
(a) He enjoys the variety there.
(b) He writes about the opportunities there.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) He credits his success to the city.

11. What does White have to ignore to continue loving New York?
(a) The bad memories.
(b) The criticism.
(c) The people.
(d) The changes.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of New York residents that White talks about?
(a) The ever-present.
(b) The transplants.
(c) The commuters.
(d) The born and bred.

13. What does White say New York offers that most other cities do not?
(a) Activities and events to attend.
(b) A huge gathering of people.
(c) Religion of all sorts.
(d) World cuisines.

14. When did White die?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1985.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of these is something White says people come to New York looking for?

3. What does White say the people who come to New York from somewhere else all bring with them?

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

5. What is White quick to agree on when talking about New York?

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