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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 ___________."
(a) Grasshopper.
(b) Beetle.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Wasp.

2. How does the narrator know where to find Blue's hospital cot?
(a) Blue's note said the room number.
(b) The narrator knew the hospital well.
(c) He asked at the front desk.
(d) A crowd of people around him.

3. What does Blue leave for Mrs. Murphy?
(a) $100 dollars.
(b) A key to his rooftop skyscraper.
(c) A typed letter addressed to "My Good Dear Mother."
(d) A treasure map.

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

5. How many total letters does the narrator acquire that were written by Blue?
(a) 5 letters.
(b) 2 letters..
(c) 8 letters.
(d) 11 letters.

6. According to the narrator, Blue is a living demonstration of ____________.
(a) Honesty.
(b) Christ.
(c) Love.
(d) Faith.

7. Fill in the following quotation by Blue in Chapter VI: "Once heroes built fortresses against the Mongol and the Saracen; now they must build fortresses against _____________."
(a) The poor.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) The whole world.
(d) The British.

8. What is one objection the narrator had to Blue's vocational plan?
(a) Blue is too old.
(b) It is a waste of Blue's talents.
(c) Blue cannot sustain himself financially.
(d) Blue is not in good health.

9. Who does Blue think was generous and loyal?
(a) Hindus.
(b) Christians.
(c) Jews.
(d) Muslims.

10. What does Blue say God gives his friends?
(a) Redemption.
(b) A cross.
(c) Love.
(d) Beads.

11. Fill in the following quote from the end of the novel: "Why are all of us here and not ________."
(a) The Lord.
(b) Blue.
(c) Christ.
(d) God.

12. What does the narrator do with the gift from Blue at the end of Chapter VI?
(a) Leaves it on the sidewalk.
(b) Throws it in the river.
(c) Gives it back to Blue.
(d) Puts it in his pocket.

13. What is the title of the one serious poem written by Blue in Chapter V?
(a) Quotations.
(b) Exclamations.
(c) Dwaddling.
(d) Verses.

14. What makes up the majority of the content of Chapter V?
(a) Bank statements.
(b) Records of Blue's achievements.
(c) Letters from Blue.
(d) Letters from the narrator to Blue.

15. What is the purpose of Blue's chosen vocation?
(a) Spread the story of Christ.
(b) Earn more money.
(c) Educate youth about the ways of the world.
(d) Hold down a stable job.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Blue in Chapter VI, what is Saint Patrick's Cathedral?

2. 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 ____________."

3. Fill in the following quote by Blue in Chapter VI: "It is because I have been so happy that I am so ______________."

4. What is the following quote written on: "The cross is the fit God gives his friends."

5. In Chapter VI, what type of architecture does Blue rant about?

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