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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Blue described when the narrator first runs into him in Chapter I?
(a) Like a college boy on holiday.
(b) Like a sunburned athlete.
(c) Like an Oxford professor.
(d) Like a retired businessman.

2. How much money does Blue really have?
(a) Three million.
(b) Five million.
(c) One million.
(d) Two million.

3. What does No. 2,757,311 do on top of the large tower?
(a) Paints a picture.
(b) Holds mass.
(c) Smokes a cigarette.
(d) Plays the guitar.

4. In Chapter II, Blue mentions the following countries when speaking from his skyscraper except:
(a) Italy.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) Japan.

5. Which of the following is one of Blue's great passions?
(a) Feeding the hungry.
(b) Educating the disenfranchised.
(c) Colored toy balloons.
(d) Assisting the elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Blue's last letter to the narrator about?

2. What stationary is Blue's second letter written on?

3. Which of the following is not a reason to not live on a skyscraper roof?

4. What kind of art shows promise for Blue?

5. Which of Blue's letters is a reply to the narrator's objection to Blue's upbraiding the world?

(see the answer key)

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