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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White hope to show in his story?

2. What record does White say New York holds?

3. Who came up with the different categories of people that White writes about?

4. What does White say will always be innumerable in New York?

5. What was the occupation of the man who wrote the introduction to this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of things does White say people who come to New York are looking for?

2. Why did White not want to do a certain something to the book before it was published?

3. What does White choose to talk about after explaining all the things to do in New York?

4. What does White say someone has to do to change things in New York?

5. What does White say the second kind of New York resident brings to the city?

6. What kind of things does White say New York holds the key to?

7. What are the gifts that White says New York has to offer all men?

8. Who wrote the introduction to this book?

9. What does White say is the third kind of person that lives in the city?

10. What does White say he has done to this book that some people will find inaccurate, and what is his reason for this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the gifts that White said New York offers to all people, and how have those gifts changed his life?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of celebrity did White meet in New York, and how did this change his idea of New York?

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