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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the following quote by Blue from Chapter II: "Without Christ, we would be little more than ____________."
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Barnacles.
(c) Microcosms.
(d) Amoebas.

2. Fill in the following quote from the narrator at the end of Chapter III: "Isn't the _________ to endure to the end of time?"
(a) Church.
(b) Human race.
(c) King.
(d) Priest.

3. After Blue gave away his money, what is his suit made of when the narrator came across him?
(a) Burlap bags.
(b) Recycled plastic bottles.
(c) Wool blend.
(d) Pieces of various suits.

4. Where does Blue really get money from?
(a) A cousin.
(b) A business associate.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

5. What book does Blue want to publish a deluxe edition of?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) The Old Testament.
(c) The Iliad.
(d) The New Testament.

6. During Blue's speech in Chapter II on religion, what does he speak with?
(a) A quiet voice.
(b) The band playing in the background.
(c) A megaphone.
(d) Many gestures.

7. In Blue's motion picture idea, what do slaves eat?
(a) Communion wine.
(b) Grains and fruit.
(c) Liquid food.
(d) Bread and water.

8. In Blue's idea for a motion picture, what is punishable by death?
(a) The reading of the New Testament.
(b) Attending a church service.
(c) Growing crops.
(d) The cultivation of decorative growth.

9. What is Blue most proud of in his living situation after he gave away his money?
(a) That he didn't need material possessions.
(b) The view of the city.
(c) A skylight.
(d) A treasured nightlight.

10. When the narrator returns to Blue at the end of Chapter I, what does he see?
(a) Blue praying before a black cross.
(b) Blue sleeping on his couch.
(c) Blue talking on the phone.
(d) Blue cooking in his kitchen.

11. In Chapter II, Blue mentions the following countries when speaking from his skyscraper except:
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Japan.
(d) Portugal.

12. After Blue gave away his money, where does he live?
(a) Nowhere. He was homeless.
(b) In a lodging house.
(c) In Washington D.C.
(d) With an old friend.

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

14. The narrator describes Blue as all of the following except:
(a) Healthy.
(b) Audacious.
(c) Boring.
(d) Merry.

15. In Blue's motion picture idea, what does SC No.1 refer to?
(a) The food source.
(b) A musical score.
(c) New York.
(d) Blue's assigned number.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city is Blue's skyscraper?

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

4. What color does Blue think he should have painted the object in Chapter III?

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

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