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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Blue described when the narrator first runs into him in Chapter I?
(a) Like a sunburned athlete.
(b) Like a college boy on holiday.
(c) Like a retired businessman.
(d) Like an Oxford professor.

2. Which of the following is one of Blue's great passions?
(a) Colored toy balloons.
(b) Educating the disenfranchised.
(c) Feeding the hungry.
(d) Assisting the elderly.

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

4. After Blue finished telling his story, how many minutes of silence were there?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) Two minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Five minutes.

5. In Blue's motion picture idea, what do slaves eat?
(a) Grains and fruit.
(b) Liquid food.
(c) Communion wine.
(d) Bread and water.

6. In Blue's idea for a motion picture, what is punishable by death?
(a) Growing crops.
(b) The cultivation of decorative growth.
(c) Attending a church service.
(d) The reading of the New Testament.

7. In England, who does Blue visit the important places in the life of?
(a) King Henry VIII.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
(d) Sir Thomas More.

8. How does Stevens describe the music from the concert on the skyscraper roof?
(a) Neanderthal music.
(b) Loneliness curing music.
(c) Insomnia inducing music.
(d) Maniacal music.

9. Who first introduced the narrator to Blue?
(a) Stevens.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Warren.

10. In Blue's motion picture, how are individuals known?
(a) By hair color.
(b) By family organization.
(c) By name.
(d) By number.

11. How does the narrator get down from the skyscraper in Chapter II?
(a) He walks down the stairs.
(b) He sprints down the stairs as fast as he can.
(c) He jumps using a human kite.
(d) He rides the elevator.

12. In what city is Blue's skyscraper?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) London.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Manhattan.

13. According to Stevens, what is Blue fond of?
(a) The military.
(b) Band music.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) The public library.

14. The narrator describes Blue as all of the following except:
(a) Boring.
(b) Merry.
(c) Audacious.
(d) Healthy.

15. In Chapter I, what advice does the narrator want to give Blue?
(a) To get a second opinion.
(b) To call his father.
(c) To get a real job.
(d) To go see his confessor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of art shows promise for Blue?

3. How does Blue describe his speech in Chapter II on religion?

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

5. Where does Blue say his money came from?

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