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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one of the narrator's weaknesses mentioned in Chapter VI?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Pretty girls.
(c) Fine dining.
(d) Alcohol.

3. Where does Mr. Considine first meet Blue?
(a) A boxing match.
(b) A hockey match.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A soccer game.

4. What kind of mood is Blue rarely in?
(a) Jovial.
(b) Loquacious.
(c) Pedantic.
(d) Sociable.

5. As Blue and the narrator circle the lakes in Chapter VI, where do they stop?
(a) At the bench.
(b) At a historical marker.
(c) They didn't stop.
(d) At the paddle boat rental shop.

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

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

8. What do the two visitors bring to Blue in the hospital?
(a) A book.
(b) A pint of gin.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A Bible.

9. What is the narrator's reply to Blue's comment, "My old friend, Mr. Compromiser."
(a) "Your old friend, Honesty."
(b) "Your old friend, Reason."
(c) "Your old friend, Faith."
(d) "Your old friend, Truth."

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

11. After the narrator leaves Blue in Chapter VII, what job does Blue begin?
(a) As a janitor.
(b) In a church.
(c) At the newspaper.
(d) In a lumberyard.

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

13. What religion is Blue?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Episcopal.

14. According to Blue in Chapter VI, what is the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine?
(a) An anomaly.
(b) Ahead of its time.
(c) A testament to mankind.
(d) An interpretation of the faith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the narrator's feelings towards Blue as he walked away?

2. Blue equates the fights of his day with fighting the plague with what?

3. What vocation does Blue find?

4. In Blue's second letter, all of the following are words Blue describes as words men put on shields except:

5. According to Blue, what ruins the intellect of man?

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