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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Blue believe about living in a poorhouse?
(a) It would be glorious.
(b) It would be an adventure.
(c) It would be revolting.
(d) It would be tedious.

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

3. Who does Blue think should live on top of skyscrapers?
(a) The middle class.
(b) The rich.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) The homeless.

4. Where does Blue say his money came from?
(a) An uncle who made a fortune in oil.
(b) A bet that paid off.
(c) He earned it as a businessman.
(d) His father, a Rockefeller.

5. Which of the following best describes Blue's physical description:
(a) Tall.
(b) Muscular.
(c) Short.
(d) Fat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Blue in the hospital?

3. What is the narrator's goal in life?

4. After the narrator leaves the hospital, who comes to visit Blue?

5. 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 ___________."

(see the answer key)

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