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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. What does Blue argue for the abolition of?

2. How long did it take Blue to spend $900,000 dollars?

3. At the beginning of Chapter III, what is Blue painting?

4. In Chapter I, what advice does the narrator want to give Blue?

5. What kind of society does Blue want the narrator to write a booklet for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the narrator introduced to Blue?

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

5. Describe what White does.

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

7. What is the story Blue tells the narrator about?

8. What does Blue make the narrator think at the end of Chapter II?

9. Where does Blue travel to in Chapter I?

10. Compare Blue to St. Francis of Assisi.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is a literary device used to give meaning to an object beyond the obvious. Analyzes a symbol used in "Mr. Blue." Include a description of the symbol and how it is used in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Mr. Blue can easily be described as eccentric. Using examples from the text, describe Mr. Blue's eccentricities.

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