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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Blue, what ruins the intellect of man?
(a) Formal schooling.
(b) Industrialization.
(c) Money.
(d) The printed word.

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

3. Where does the novel take place in Chapter VII?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

4. According to the narrator, what is the backbone of civilization?
(a) Business.
(b) Religion.
(c) Education.
(d) Agriculture.

5. What is the purpose of Blue's chosen vocation?
(a) Spread the story of Christ.
(b) Earn more money.
(c) Hold down a stable job.
(d) Educate youth about the ways of the world.

6. The last time someone saw Stevens, what is he doing?
(a) At the movies.
(b) Drinking at the bar.
(c) Leaving Blue's skyscraper.
(d) Trying to blow up the bank.

7. How does the narrator prove that Blue is a real person?
(a) Birth certificate.
(b) Social security card.
(c) Letters from Blue.
(d) Passport.

8. Complete the following quote from one of Blue's letters in Chapter V: "Conservative historians describe any man with a passion for greatness as a ____________."
(a) Humble.
(b) Ego-maniacal.
(c) Megalomaniac.
(d) Altruistic.

9. What is the name of the member of the lumberyard gang who Blue took an interest in?
(a) Jim.
(b) Bill.
(c) Joe.
(d) Ed.

10. What stationary is Blue's second letter written on?
(a) Hotel Ganymede.
(b) Motel Aspire.
(c) Rockefeller Center.
(d) Parchment paper.

11. What does Blue say God gives his friends?
(a) A cross.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Love.
(d) Beads.

12. What is Blue's last letter to the narrator about?
(a) Plans for the future.
(b) Blue's thoughts on religion.
(c) People spending too much money.
(d) The end of the world.

13. In Blue's second letter, all of the following are words Blue describes as words men put on shields except:
(a) Love.
(b) Audacity.
(c) Faith.
(d) Safety.

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

15. What is the title of the one serious poem written by Blue in Chapter V?
(a) Dwaddling.
(b) Quotations.
(c) Verses.
(d) Exclamations.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sight of Blue in the hospital makes the narrator feel all of the following except:

2. According to Blue, what is an interpretation of the faith in medieval Europe?

3. Fill in the following quote about books from Blue in Chapter VI: "Books are for people who cannot _________________."

4. At the end of Chapter VI, what subway entrance do Blue and the narrator stop outside of?

5. What is one of the narrator's weaknesses mentioned in Chapter VI?

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