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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Blue in Chapter I?

2. Where does Blue say his money came from?

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

4. Fill in the following quote from the narrator at the end of Chapter III: "Isn't the _________ to endure to the end of time?"

5. In Blue's motion picture idea, what do slaves eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare Blue to St. Francis of Assisi.

3. What happens when White completes Mass?

4. What does Blue mean by saying that Christ keeps humans from 'the terrible burden of infinity?"

5. What is the purpose of Chapter III?

6. How does the narrator feel about money?

7. Describe Blue's living arrangements in Chapter II.

8. Describe what White does.

9. What are the narrator's feelings towards Blue at the end of Chapter II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting significantly affects the novel. Analyze the role of setting, including a description of the setting of "Mr. Blue," how the setting can change the novel and examples of how the novel would be different if the setting were to change.

Essay Topic 2

Writers often write about their own life experiences. What do we know about the life of Miles Connolly? What experiences in Miles Connolly's life led him to write "Mr. Blue"?

Essay Topic 3

Blue has eleven letters from Mr. Blue. Analyze what the letters reveal about Mr. Blue's character. You may choose to write about one or a few in detail, or all as a collective group.

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