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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 kind of art shows promise for Blue?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) The motion picture.
(d) Music and dancing.

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

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

4. Fill in the following quote from Chapter I: "Or perhaps his order was life and the world his _____________."
(a) Monastery.
(b) Education.
(c) Teacup.
(d) Oyster.

5. What does the IGW exterminate?
(a) Rodents.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Bugs.
(d) The human race.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Blue first received his inheritance, what does he do with his money?

2. Who does the narrator compare Blue to?

3. In one of Blue's letters, Blue writes, "Life gives you ______________."

4. How does the narrator get down from the skyscraper in Chapter II?

5. What does Blue do at the beginning of Chapter III?

(see the answer key)

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