2. What gives Blue courage at the beginning of Chapter VI?
(a) A musical medley.
(b) The Gothic architecture of Boston College.
(c) The setting sun.
(d) A letter from the narrator.

3. When the narrator returns to Blue at the end of Chapter I, what does he see?
(a) Blue sleeping on his couch.
(b) Blue praying before a black cross.
(c) Blue talking on the phone.
(d) Blue cooking in his kitchen.

4. How is Blue described when the narrator first runs into him in Chapter I?
(a) Like a college boy on holiday.
(b) Like a retired businessman.
(c) Like a sunburned athlete.
(d) Like an Oxford professor.

5. Besides Stevens, who is the other guest at Blue's party in Chapter II?
(a) Earnest Lewis.
(b) Nicolaus McDaniels.
(c) Timothy Ewing.
(d) Abraham Morgenthau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the following quote from the narrator in Chapter V: "I think I could love a lion, but I doubt very much if I ever could love a ___________."

2. When the narrator first sees Blue in Chapter I, what is Blue riding in?

3. What would Blue believe about living in a poorhouse?

4. What is the title of the one serious poem written by Blue in Chapter V?

5. Who forwards a letter to the narrator from Blue on vices?

(see the answer key)

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