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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the hospital, what does the physician fear for Blue?
(a) Hernia.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Broken back.
(d) Ruptured spleen.

3. In Chapter I, in what tone does Blue say, "Please, please. What can I do?"
(a) Angry.
(b) Begging.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Careless.

4. What does the narrator do with the gift from Blue at the end of Chapter VI?
(a) Gives it back to Blue.
(b) Puts it in his pocket.
(c) Throws it in the river.
(d) Leaves it on the sidewalk.

5. According to Stevens, what is Blue fond of?
(a) Band music.
(b) The public library.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) The military.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator equate Blue's loneliness to?

2. How does the IGW try to stop 2,757,311 from his activities on the roof?

3. What is Blue concerned about with Saints?

4. Fill in the following quote by the narrator from Chapter III: "You mean every husband is a sort of ___________."

5. In Blue's idea for a motion picture, how many men control the world state?

(see the answer key)

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