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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Blue sit with in the hospital and tell stories to?
(a) Blue told the stories to himself in the hospital.
(b) Steven's daughter.
(c) Abe's son.
(d) The narrator's nephew.

3. Who does the narrator compare Blue to?
(a) Shel Silverstein.
(b) Hans Christian Andersen.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Charles Dickens.

4. How does Blue's idea for a motion picture end?
(a) With 2,757,311 being killed and the slaves going back to work.
(b) Restoration of the cultivation of crops.
(c) With the end of the world.
(d) With peace on the earth.

5. Which of the following ways does Blue support himself?
(a) Collecting pennies.
(b) Working at a bank.
(c) Performing concerts.
(d) Shoveling snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Blue in Chapter I?

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

3. What does Blue think should be built on top of his skyscraper?

4. What kind of mood is Blue rarely in?

5. In Chapter II, Blue mentions the following countries when speaking from his skyscraper except:

(see the answer key)

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