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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what city is Blue's skyscraper?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) London.

3. When Blue first received his inheritance, what does he do with his money?
(a) Put it in the bank.
(b) Purchased twenty foreign automobiles.
(c) Bought four palatial houses.
(d) Put it in a box.

4. In England, who does Blue visit the important places in the life of?
(a) King Henry VIII.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
(d) Sir Thomas More.

5. After Blue finished telling his story, how many minutes of silence were there?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Twenty minutes.

6. What does No. 2,757,311 do on top of the large tower?
(a) Smokes a cigarette.
(b) Holds mass.
(c) Plays the guitar.
(d) Paints a picture.

7. How is Blue described when the narrator first runs into him in Chapter I?
(a) Like a college boy on holiday.
(b) Like an Oxford professor.
(c) Like a sunburned athlete.
(d) Like a retired businessman.

8. How does the IGW try to stop 2,757,311 from his activities on the roof?
(a) Directing him to stop with a loud megaphone.
(b) Storming the building.
(c) Shooting him with a gun.
(d) Dropping bombs.

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

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

11. At the beginning of Chapter III, what is Blue painting?
(a) A giant box kite.
(b) A trombone.
(c) The sidewalk.
(d) A mural.

12. All of the following are in the case of No. 2,757,311 except:
(a) Two small bottles.
(b) A knife.
(c) Some robes.
(d) A cup.

13. Who was the narrator talking with when he first met Blue?
(a) John Stuart.
(b) Ray Bradford.
(c) Al Capone.
(d) Frank Munsey.

14. What word is on Blue's flag on the skyscraper roof?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Courage.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator go after leaving Blue's apartment the last time in Chapter I?

2. Fill in the following quote by Blue from Chapter II: "Without Christ, we would be little more than ____________."

3. What does Blue argue for the abolition of?

4. Who does Stevens call before leaving Al's in Chapter II?

5. Who was the narrator talking about when he first met Blue?

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