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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is needed to make a living on the skyscraper doable?
(a) Rooftop custodial crew.
(b) Bird repellant.
(c) Telephone service.
(d) A 24 hour elevator service.

2. Fill in the following quote from Blue in Chapter I: "Yes, life is beautiful. What are you doing __________________?"
(a) To help others.
(b) To pay for it.
(c) With it.
(d) In return.

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

4. What are the contents of Blue's room where he is living after he gave away his money?
(a) A love seat, a coffee table, and a coffee maker.
(b) A couch, a table, and a refrigerator.
(c) A recliner, a desk, and a dishwasher.
(d) A bed, a chair, and an oil stove.

5. What does Blue think should be built on top of his skyscraper?
(a) Satellites.
(b) Cottages.
(c) Telegraphs.
(d) Stores.

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

7. Fill in the following quote from Chapter I: " I have more ____________ than anyone alive."
(a) Checking accounts.
(b) Children.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Friends.

8. What kind of society does Blue want the narrator to write a booklet for?
(a) A society for the poor and homeless.
(b) A society for the educated elite.
(c) A society for wives and children of Saints.
(d) A special society for husbands and fathers.

9. What color does Blue think he should have painted the object in Chapter III?
(a) Indigo or silver.
(b) Red or yellow.
(c) Purple or brown.
(d) Blue or green.

10. In what country was Blue's money earned?
(a) Australia.
(b) Korea.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Samoa.

11. How much money does Blue really have?
(a) Three million.
(b) Two million.
(c) Five million.
(d) One million.

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

13. Fill in the following quote by the narrator from Chapter III: "You mean every husband is a sort of ___________."
(a) Saint.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Martyr.
(d) God.

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

15. What does the IGW exterminate?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Rodents.
(c) The human race.
(d) Bugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Blue described when the narrator first runs into him in Chapter I?

2. In Blue's motion picture idea, what do slaves eat?

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

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

5. What word is on Blue's flag on the skyscraper roof?

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