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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Blue's last letter to the narrator about?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) Blue's thoughts on religion.
(c) Plans for the future.
(d) People spending too much money.

2. Where does the narrator go after leaving Blue's apartment the last time in Chapter I?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) Home.
(c) Church.
(d) The river.

3. What is the name of the cigar shop that Stevens and the narrator were talking in?
(a) Joe's.
(b) Bill's.
(c) Ed's.
(d) Al's.

4. Which of the following is not a reason to not live on a skyscraper roof?
(a) The elevators.
(b) The fog.
(c) The wind.
(d) The airplanes.

5. How does the narrator prove that Blue is a real person?
(a) Letters from Blue.
(b) Passport.
(c) Social security card.
(d) Birth certificate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Blue described when the narrator first runs into him in Chapter I?

2. How does Blue describe his speech in Chapter II on religion?

3. Which of the following is one of Blue's great passions?

4. When the narrator returns to Blue at the end of Chapter I, what does he see?

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

(see the answer key)

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