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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. What does No. 2,757,311 do on top of the large tower?
(a) Plays the guitar.
(b) Paints a picture.
(c) Holds mass.
(d) Smokes a cigarette.

2. What kind of mood is Blue rarely in?
(a) Jovial.
(b) Loquacious.
(c) Pedantic.
(d) Sociable.

3. In Chapter I, in what tone does Blue say, "Please, please. What can I do?"
(a) Angry.
(b) Begging.
(c) Careless.
(d) Sarcastic.

4. When the narrator first sees Blue in Chapter I, what is Blue riding in?
(a) A horse carriage.
(b) A foreign automobile.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A motorcycle.

5. At the beginning of Chapter III, what is Blue painting?
(a) The sidewalk.
(b) A giant box kite.
(c) A mural.
(d) A trombone.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Blue gave away his money, what is his suit made of when the narrator came across him?

2. Where does the narrator go after leaving Blue's apartment the last time in Chapter I?

3. During Blue's speech in Chapter II on religion, what does he speak with?

4. Besides Stevens, who is the other guest at Blue's party in Chapter II?

5. Complete the following quote from one of Blue's letters in Chapter V: "Conservative historians describe any man with a passion for greatness as a ____________."

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