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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Blue in Chapter I?
(a) Still a teenager.
(b) Not yet thirty.
(c) Over forty.
(d) Thirtysomething.

3. What is the name of the skyscraper Blue lived on top of?
(a) The Tootsall Building.
(b) The Bank Building.
(c) Rockefeller Plaza.
(d) The Humdinger Building.

4. Who does Blue sit with in the hospital and tell stories to?
(a) Steven's daughter.
(b) Blue told the stories to himself in the hospital.
(c) Abe's son.
(d) The narrator's nephew.

5. What kind of art shows promise for Blue?
(a) The motion picture.
(b) Music and dancing.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Impressionism.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator returns to Blue at the end of Chapter I, what does he see?

2. What is Blue most proud of in his living situation after he gave away his money?

3. In Blue's motion picture idea, what does SC No.1 refer to?

4. Fill in the following quote from Chapter I: "Or perhaps his order was life and the world his _____________."

5. During Blue's speech in Chapter II on religion, what does he speak with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator think of Blue's theology in the story he told in Chapter III?

2. How is the narrator introduced to Blue?

3. What is Blue's attitude about being poor?

4. How do the leaders of the IGW run the world?

5. Compare Blue to St. Francis of Assisi.

6. What is the weakness of the IGW?

7. Describe the entertainment Blue had at a party for Stevens.

8. How does White make crackers and what is his purpose in doing so?

9. What happens when White completes Mass?

10. What is Blue doing when the narrator first sees him in Chapter I?

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