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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of New York brought in by the residents does White appreciate the most?
(a) Energy.
(b) Restlessness.
(c) Solidity.
(d) Passion.

2. What was White unsure of when he re-visited New York?
(a) The places he should visit.
(b) The way he felt about the place.
(c) The way he should write about it.
(d) The way things had changed.

3. What record does White say New York holds?
(a) The highest percentage of diversity.
(b) The highest concentration of people.
(c) The highest gap in wealth and poverty.
(d) The highest crime rate.

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

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

6. What kind of New York resident does White like the most?
(a) The transplants.
(b) The born and bred.
(c) The commuters.
(d) The lifers.

7. Why did White first go to New York?
(a) To live with his sick grandmother.
(b) To start his writing career.
(c) To meet a woman.
(d) To go to college.

8. What does White explain just before talking about the kinds of people in New York?
(a) The things to do.
(b) The routines.
(c) The history.
(d) The landscape.

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

10. Where was the writer of the introduction of this book working?
(a) At a law school.
(b) At a train station.
(c) At a newspaper.
(d) At a magazine.

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

12. What major project was the celebrity involved in that White saw in New York one time?
(a) The Wizard of Oz.
(b) His autobiography.
(c) A compilation of his greatest news stories.
(d) The Broadway Revival.

13. What is one of the gifts White said New York gives to all men?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Emptiness.
(d) Contemplation.

14. What does White compare the city to?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Theater.
(d) Music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White refuse to do to this book before publishing it?

2. What does the B in E.B. White stand for?

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

4. Where did White live when he began writing this book?

5. What does White say about the people who don't want the gifts New York has to offer?

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