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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Blue eat at the restaurant with the narrator in Chapter VI?
(a) Clam chowder.
(b) Pasta salad.
(c) Crab cakes.
(d) Lobster.

3. How does Blue describe his speech in Chapter II on religion?
(a) A declaration of freedom.
(b) A declaration of solitude.
(c) A declaration of independence.
(d) A declaration of war.

4. What are the contents of Blue's room where he is living after he gave away his money?
(a) A recliner, a desk, and a dishwasher.
(b) A couch, a table, and a refrigerator.
(c) A bed, a chair, and an oil stove.
(d) A love seat, a coffee table, and a coffee maker.

5. When the narrator first sees Blue in Chapter I, what is Blue riding in?
(a) A taxi.
(b) A horse carriage.
(c) A foreign automobile.
(d) A motorcycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality could Blue not view with Christian forbearance?

2. From what point of view is the novel told?

3. What quality do great men of the world possess, according to Blue?

4. Complete the following quote from one of Blue's letters in Chapter V: "Conservative historians describe any man with a passion for greatness as a ____________."

5. What is the name of the skyscraper Blue lived on top of?

(see the answer key)

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