View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Blue gave away his money, where does he live?
(a) With an old friend.
(b) In a lodging house.
(c) Nowhere. He was homeless.
(d) In Washington D.C.

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

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

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

5. How does Blue make others feel?
(a) That they should rise up against organized religion.
(b) That the world is coming to an end.
(c) That anything is possible.
(d) That the government is corrupt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cigar shop that Stevens and the narrator were talking in?

2. Which of the following is not a reason to not live on a skyscraper roof?

3. From what point of view is the novel told?

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

5. What is needed to make a living on the skyscraper doable?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 227 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample