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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. How does White describe the different neighborhoods in New York?

2. What is the name of White's wife?

3. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?

4. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

5. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does White say the city could easily be destroyed?

2. What has changed about the mansions in New York since White lived there?

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

4. What is an interesting record that Manhattan holds?

5. Where did White live while he was very poor in New York?

6. What does White say someone has to do to find good things in New York?

7. What are the two main reactions White says visitors to New York will have?

8. Why does White say the people in New York always build skyward?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

White said that in order for people to change something in New York, they simply had to take a few steps. What do you think that means, and how might White have discovered this for himself while living in New York?

Essay Topic 2

White describes one way that he thinks enemies could destroy New York City. What was this method, and why is this so ironic to read about now?

Essay Topic 3

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

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