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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 kind of tubes take messages from one place to another?

2. What does White compare a non-local visiting New Yorker to?

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

4. What paradoxical statement does White make about New York?

5. What amazes White about New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White compare the city to?

2. What part of the city does White describe in the most detail and why?

3. What does White say the city of New York offers its citizens as no other big city does?

4. What does White write about when he reminisces about his past memories in New York?

5. What does the piece say that White quotes about newcomers in New York?

6. What is an interesting record that Manhattan holds?

7. What about New York does White say is outlandish?

8. How does White show the amazing variety of people living in New York?

9. What does White say he knows will skew the numbers he listed?

10. How has Greenwich Village changed since White lived in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree with White's views of New York? Why? Please cite evidence from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

What importance does White place on tolerance in New York, and what could be the consequences of a lack of tolerance in New York?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the main analogies shared by White in this book, and how did they enhance this narrative?

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