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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blue argue for the abolition of?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Hats.
(d) Priests.

2. What are the narrator's feelings towards Blue as he walked away?
(a) He is disappointed with Blue.
(b) He is proud of Blue.
(c) He feels sorry for Blue.
(d) He is angry at Blue.

3. How does Stevens describe the music from the concert on the skyscraper roof?
(a) Neanderthal music.
(b) Maniacal music.
(c) Loneliness curing music.
(d) Insomnia inducing music.

4. How does the narrator prove that Blue is a real person?
(a) Social security card.
(b) Passport.
(c) Birth certificate.
(d) Letters from Blue.

5. What does Blue think should be built on top of his skyscraper?
(a) Stores.
(b) Telegraphs.
(c) Cottages.
(d) Satellites.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author include Blue's motion picture idea in the novel?

2. Fill in the following quote from the narrator in Chapter V: "I think I could love a lion, but I doubt very much if I ever could love a ___________."

3. After Blue gave away his money, what is his suit made of when the narrator came across him?

4. Who does Stevens call before leaving Al's in Chapter II?

5. Where does Blue say his money came from?

(see the answer key)

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