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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?
(a) Water.
(b) Mineral deposits.
(c) Storage facilities.
(d) Rodent populations.

2. What made White homeless for some time while living in New York?
(a) He was kicked out of his apartment.
(b) He didn't have enough writing jobs.
(c) His mother didn't send the money he needed.
(d) He wanted to write a book about being homeless.

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

4. What were pulled down in New York since White was a boy?
(a) Old buildings.
(b) Park playgrounds.
(c) Fishing docks.
(d) Elevated railways.

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

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

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

8. What nickname did White have in college?
(a) Angel.
(b) Alfie.
(c) Archie.
(d) Andy.

9. What is the most disturbing change to White about New York since he lived there?
(a) The small number of policemen.
(b) The lack of camaraderie.
(c) The vulnerability.
(d) The grumpy residents.

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

11. What parts of the city does White say has changed the most?
(a) The bad parts.
(b) The higher parts.
(c) The lower parts.
(d) The good parts.

12. What does White say would happen if the communities in New York stopped working together for one day?
(a) A war would be waged.
(b) The population would decrease.
(c) It would explode.
(d) The nation would never be the same.

13. Where did White live for a while when he was poor in New York?
(a) A bus station.
(b) Grand Central Terminal.
(c) Broadway theaters.
(d) Central Park.

14. What is so outlandish about the city to White?
(a) There are ways for people to survive.
(b) The place keeps growing.
(c) The economy is still bad.
(d) There are millions of people there.

15. What does White say this book will really be?
(a) Reminiscences.
(b) Opinions.
(c) Facts.
(d) An advertisement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping something?

2. What does White compare the city to?

3. What did White do before attending college?

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

5. Why does White say most people move to New York?

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