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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White compare a non-local visiting New Yorker to?
(a) A foreigner coming to a new country.
(b) A commoner coming to a royal court.
(c) A fish talking to a bird.
(d) An alien visiting a new world.

2. What does White say most visitors to New York would hate?
(a) Visiting again.
(b) Taking a newcomer on a first trip.
(c) Leaving there.
(d) Living there.

3. What does White say that Grand Central has become since he lived in New York?
(a) A tourist attraction.
(b) A chaotic scene.
(c) A homeless park.
(d) A honky-tonk.

4. What does White say called him to the city?
(a) His hopes and dreams.
(b) Glittering star lights.
(c) The lights of the city.
(d) Past writing successes.

5. When was the Empire State Building erected?
(a) During the depression.
(b) During WWI.
(c) During WWII.
(d) During the Vietnam War.

6. What does the writer of the introduction say travelers will see that they left at home thanks to television?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) The same stars.
(c) The same streets.
(d) The same buildings.

7. What does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping?
(a) Destruction.
(b) Hysteria.
(c) Crime heights.
(d) Oppression.

8. Why does White say people will travel to New York from worlds away?
(a) TTo be a part of the iconoclasm.
(b) To see what it has to offer.
(c) To compare their lives.
(d) To feel involved.

9. What does White say all people in New York want a shot at?
(a) Success.
(b) Belonging.
(c) Involvement.
(d) The Big Time.

10. What amazes White about New York?
(a) That is has quiet moments.
(b) That it sustains itself.
(c) That there are other places like it.
(d) That so many people love it.

11. 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.

12. What is the name of White's wife?
(a) Kimberly.
(b) Katrina.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Kelly.

13. What does White say a bus driver in New York will do if someone asks them a silly question?
(a) Slap them.
(b) Kick them off.
(c) Charge them double.
(d) Lie in response.

14. What did White do before attending college?
(a) Lived in New York.
(b) Fulfilled an apprenticeship.
(c) Worked for his father.
(d) Served in the army.

15. What does White hope all the different nationalities will continue to do for the city?
(a) All of these.
(b) Live their lives in harmony.
(c) Co-exist.
(d) Add their diversity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation did White have when he lived in New York as a young man?

2. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?

3. Which of the following was NOT on the list of nationalities living in New York?

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

5. What part of New York has the largest concentration of people?

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