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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. Where is the setting of Chapter VI?
(a) Westford.
(b) Wainscott.
(c) Newton.
(d) Scranton.

2. Fill in the following quote by Blue in Chapter VI: "It is because I have been so happy that I am so ______________."
(a) Serious.
(b) Despondent.
(c) Bored.
(d) Rich.

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

4. As Blue and the narrator circle the lakes in Chapter VI, where do they stop?
(a) At the bench.
(b) They didn't stop.
(c) At a historical marker.
(d) At the paddle boat rental shop.

5. The sight of Blue in the hospital makes the narrator feel all of the following except:
(a) Faith.
(b) Corrupt.
(c) Courage.
(d) Inspiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mood is Blue rarely in?

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

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

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

5. What gives Blue courage at the beginning of Chapter VI?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Blue is a real person?

2. What do the sixth and seventh letters have in common?

3. Why does Blue have to leave the top of the Tootsall Building?

4. How many letters does the narrator have from Blue? Who are they from?

5. What is the narrator's vocation?

6. Which letter concerns forgiveness? How so?

7. Could Blue be described as cautious? Which letter speaks to this?

8. What is the difference between a vow of poverty in a religious order and the vow of poverty that Blue took?

9. Who are the "Spies of God?"

10. Describe what the narrator saw when he first went to see Blue in the hospital.

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