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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the gift Blue gave the narrator at the end of Chapter VI?
(a) A religious card.
(b) A cup for communion.
(c) A prayer book.
(d) A small wooden cross.

3. According to Blue, which of the following is not one of the advantages of living on a skyscraper roof?
(a) Liberate balloons.
(b) Having birds as pets.
(c) Could set off Roman candles.
(d) Could fly kites there.

4. Which of the following words best describes Blue's physical appearance in the hospital?
(a) Chubby.
(b) Plump.
(c) Pale.
(d) Slender.

5. Fill in the following quote by Blue in Chapter VI: "It is because I have been so happy that I am so ______________."
(a) Rich.
(b) Bored.
(c) Serious.
(d) Despondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of school does Blue suggest the narrator start?

2. What are the contents of Blue's room where he is living after he gave away his money?

3. Where is the setting of Chapter VI?

4. Fill in the following quote from the end of the novel: "Why are all of us here and not ________."

5. Which of Blue's letters is a reply to the narrator's objection to Blue's upbraiding the world?

(see the answer key)

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