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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 long does it take the narrator to get to the hospital to see Blue?
2. What time do visiting hours end at the hospital?
3. Who does Blue write a letter to who was interested in investing in his motion picture idea?
4. What does Blue think the narrator thinks of him being in the hospital?
5. Who is Blue's longest letter in Chapter V written to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what the narrator saw when he first went to see Blue in the hospital.
2. According to Blue, what is wrong with the written word?
3. What religion is Blue?
4. What is the narrators reaction to Blue's plan in Chapter VII to live among the poor?
5. What is the first letter about and what does it say about Blue?
6. Could Blue be described as cautious? Which letter speaks to this?
7. What is the vocation Blue found?
8. Which letter concerns forgiveness? How so?
9. What is the narrator's response to Blue's death?
10. How does Blue end up in the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the point of view used in "Mr. Blue." From what point of view is "Mr. Blue" told? Who is doing the telling? What are the advantages of telling a story in the first person? Disadvantages?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter VI, when Blue and the narrator reached dinner, the narrator worried aloud that Blue was too serious for the happiest person on earth. It turns out that Blue is frightened due to his happiness. Analyze Blue's thoughts on happiness. What scares Blue about his happiness? What is the cost of happiness? How does Blue think he will have to pay this?
Essay Topic 3
"Mr. Blue" can be described as a retelling of the story of St. Francis. How are St. Francis and Mr. Blue alike? How are St. Francis and Mr. Blue different? What role did religion play in the lives of both St. Francis and Mr. Blue? Would you agree or disagree that "Mr. Blue" is a retelling of the St. Francis story?
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