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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) Barnacles.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Amoebas.
(d) Microcosms.

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

3. 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) Having birds as pets.
(d) Could fly kites there.

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

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

6. What did the narrator think is wrong with Blue's motion picture idea?
(a) There would be no place to film it.
(b) It would be too expensive to make.
(c) His theology was wrong.
(d) No actor would play the leading role.

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

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

9. Besides Stevens, who is the other guest at Blue's party in Chapter II?
(a) Abraham Morgenthau.
(b) Nicolaus McDaniels.
(c) Timothy Ewing.
(d) Earnest Lewis.

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

11. Who does the narrator compare Blue to?
(a) Hans Christian Andersen.
(b) Shel Silverstein.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Jesus.

12. In Chapter I, in what tone does Blue say, "Please, please. What can I do?"
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Begging.
(d) Careless.

13. In Blue's idea for a motion picture, how many men control the world state?
(a) Five men.
(b) Twenty men.
(c) Six men.
(d) Ten men.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stevens describe the music from the concert on the skyscraper roof?

2. In what city is Blue's skyscraper?

3. How does the narrator feel about Steven's description of Blue?

4. Which of the following is one of Blue's great passions?

5. In Chapter I, how long has it been since the narrator last heard from Blue?

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