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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first introduced the narrator to Blue?
(a) Phillips.
(b) Warren.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Stevens.

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

3. What is Blue's response to Stevens saying the owner of the skyscraper would kick him off if he knew he was there?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

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

5. How old is Blue in Chapter I?
(a) Still a teenager.
(b) Thirtysomething.
(c) Over forty.
(d) Not yet thirty.

6. In Blue's motion picture idea, what does IGW stand for?
(a) The Inconclusive Graphic Witchhunt.
(b) The International Government of the World.
(c) The Imaginary Gem Word.
(d) The Identifier of Good Works.

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

8. How does Blue describe his speech in Chapter II on religion?
(a) A declaration of independence.
(b) A declaration of solitude.
(c) A declaration of war.
(d) A declaration of freedom.

9. What kind of art shows promise for Blue?
(a) Music and dancing.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) The motion picture.
(d) Poetry.

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

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

12. What kind of art does Blue have little use for?
(a) Religious art.
(b) Art created by the poor.
(c) Abstract art.
(d) Art kept in galleries.

13. How does Blue's idea for a motion picture begin?
(a) Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were sitting around a table.
(b) Christ walking on earth.
(c) The last known Christian put to death.
(d) Civilization had been killed by an asteroid.

14. What is Blue concerned about with Saints?
(a) Their families.
(b) Their funerals.
(c) Their wealth.
(d) Their education.

15. In Chapter I, what advice does the narrator want to give Blue?
(a) To call his father.
(b) To get a real job.
(c) To go see his confessor.
(d) To get a second opinion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the narrator talking with when he first met Blue?

2. Where does Blue really get money from?

3. What is the highlight of the evening at Blue's party in Chapter II?

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

5. Which of the following is not a reason to not live on a skyscraper roof?

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