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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does White feel about the changes that have been made to Broadway since he lived there?
(a) He is disappointed by them.
(b) He is surprised by them.
(c) He is happy about them.
(d) He is frustrated with them.

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

4. What does White say the city gives a sense of to all people?
(a) Belonging.
(b) Welcome.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Frenzy.

5. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?
(a) Recycling.
(b) Mail delivery.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Earth renewal.

6. How does White describe the different neighborhoods in New York?
(a) They are cliquish.
(b) They are communities.
(c) They are homely.
(d) They are busy.

7. What does White think should have destroyed it years ago?
(a) The pollution.
(b) The animals.
(c) The population.
(d) The panic.

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

9. Why will a visitor to New York have a hard time understanding the waiters, according to White?
(a) They talk so fast.
(b) They use too much slang.
(c) They have a heavy accent.
(d) They talk quietly.

10. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?
(a) Mansions.
(b) Theaters.
(c) Public schools.
(d) Bill boards.

11. How did police mostly do their patrols when White was living in New York?
(a) They walked.
(b) They rode horses.
(c) They used cars.
(d) They rode bicycles.

12. What occupation did White have when he lived in New York as a young man?
(a) Delivery man.
(b) Writer.
(c) Editor.
(d) Waiter.

13. How close does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping something?
(a) By a day or two.
(b) By a large margin.
(c) By a narrow margin.
(d) By a blink and a half.

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

15. Which of the following was NOT on the list of nationalities living in New York?
(a) Polish.
(b) Puerto Ricans.
(c) Austrians.
(d) Asians.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What changed about Greenwich Village since White lived in New York?

4. What does White say someone can do in a short walk in a New York neighborhood?

5. What were pulled down in New York since White was a boy?

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