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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Blue in Chapter VI, what is Saint Patrick's Cathedral?
(a) Gothic.
(b) Ancient.
(c) An anachronism.
(d) Modern.

2. Who pays for Blue and the narrator's dinner in Chapter VI?
(a) Blue.
(b) Nobody, they got up and left without paying.
(c) The narrator.
(d) A friendly neighbor.

3. Fill in the following quote from the end of the novel: "Why are all of us here and not ________."
(a) Christ.
(b) God.
(c) Blue.
(d) The Lord.

4. In Blue's motion picture idea, what name does Blue give to No. 2,757,311.
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue II.
(d) White.

5. Who does the narrator equate Blue's loneliness to?
(a) The great prophets.
(b) The great artists.
(c) The great musicians.
(d) The great writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do with the gift from Blue at the end of Chapter VI?

2. According to Blue, which of the following is not one of the advantages of living on a skyscraper roof?

3. Who is Blue's longest letter in Chapter V written to?

4. What does Blue think is the narrator's best virtue is?

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

(see the answer key)

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