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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Blue's third letter written on?
(a) A napkin.
(b) An email.
(c) A scrap of wrapping paper.
(d) Lined paper.

2. The sight of Blue in the hospital makes the narrator feel all of the following except:
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Courage.
(c) Faith.
(d) Corrupt.

3. What is the gift Blue gave the narrator at the end of Chapter VI?
(a) A cup for communion.
(b) A prayer book.
(c) A religious card.
(d) A small wooden cross.

4. What color hair does Blue have?
(a) Black hair.
(b) White hair.
(c) Brown hair.
(d) Gray hair.

5. What service does Blue pledge himself to in Chapter VII?
(a) The Rotarians.
(b) Christ.
(c) The Masons.
(d) Lady Poverty.

6. How does the narrator know where to find Blue's hospital cot?
(a) A crowd of people around him.
(b) He asked at the front desk.
(c) Blue's note said the room number.
(d) The narrator knew the hospital well.

7. What quality could Blue not view with Christian forbearance?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Bigotry.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Racism.

8. Fill in the following quote from the narrator in Chapter V: "I think I could love a lion, but I doubt very much if I ever could love a ___________."
(a) Mosquito.
(b) Grasshopper.
(c) Beetle.
(d) Wasp.

9. What does Blue leave for Mrs. Murphy?
(a) A typed letter addressed to "My Good Dear Mother."
(b) A treasure map.
(c) $100 dollars.
(d) A key to his rooftop skyscraper.

10. Who pays for Blue and the narrator's dinner in Chapter VI?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Nobody, they got up and left without paying.
(c) A friendly neighbor.
(d) Blue.

11. Why is Blue in the hospital?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) He was hit by a car.
(c) He was committed for being insane.
(d) He was hurt at work.

12. In Chapter VI, what type of architecture does Blue rant about?
(a) Skyscraper.
(b) Miniature.
(c) Church.
(d) Bridges.

13. How long does it take the narrator to get to the hospital to see Blue?
(a) One day.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two days.
(d) Five hours.

14. What does the inclusion of Blue's thoughts in Chapter VI prove of Blue?
(a) That he was out of touch with reality.
(b) That he was a thinker.
(c) That he was immature.
(d) That he was uneducated.

15. What are the narrator's feelings towards Blue as he walked away?
(a) He is angry at Blue.
(b) He is disappointed with Blue.
(c) He is proud of Blue.
(d) He feels sorry for Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Blue, all of the following are given by heaven except:

2. What time do visiting hours end at the hospital?

3. What is the name of the member of the lumberyard gang who Blue took an interest in?

4. What gives Blue courage at the beginning of Chapter VI?

5. Why is the narrator concerned about Blue's safety in Chapter VII?

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