Keyword list maker

listmaker.rb

puts "Please enter a keyword to go with your 50 states"
keyword = gets.chomp
puts "Would you like your keyword to go before (b) or after(a) your state?"
answer = gets.chomp

states = ["Alabama", "Alaska", "Arizona", "Arkansas", "California", "Colorado",
           "Connecticut", "Delaware", "Florida", "Georgia", "Hawaii", "Idaho",
           "Illinois", "Indiana", "Iowa", "Kansas", "Kentucky", "Louisiana",
	   "Maine", "Maryland", "Massachusetts", "Michigan", "Minnesota",
	   "Mississippi", "Missouri", "Montana", "Nebraska", "Nevada",
           "New Hampshire", "New Jersey", "New Mexico", "New York",
           "North Carolina", "North Dakota", "Ohio", "Oklahoma", "Oregon",
           "Pennsylvania", "Rhode Island", "South Carolina", "South Dakota",
           "Tennessee", "Texas", "Utah", "Vermont", "Virginia", "Washington",
           "West Virginia", "Wisconsin", "Wyoming"]

if answer == "a"
  new_keywords = states.map { |e| "#{e} #{keyword}"}
elsif answer == "b"
  new_keywords = states.map { |e| "#{keyword} #{e}"}
end

keyword_file = File.new("#{keyword}.out", "w")
keyword_file.puts new_keywords
keyword_file.close

puts "Your file has been created."