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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the following quote written on: "The cross is the fit God gives his friends."
(a) Graffiti on the subway.
(b) The side of Trinity.
(c) The gift from Blue.
(d) Blue's journal.

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. At the school Blue suggests the narrator should start, what should the banner say?
(a) E Pluribus Unum.
(b) Thou Are Here.
(c) We Ourselves.
(d) Speak Now.

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

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

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

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

11. Who does Blue write a letter to who was interested in investing in his motion picture idea?
(a) Mr. Sam Wise.
(b) Mr. Bill Taylor.
(c) Mr. John Stone.
(d) Mr. Fred Gibson.

12. 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) Grasshopper.
(b) Wasp.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Beetle.

13. Fill in the following quote by Blue in Chapter VI: "It is because I have been so happy that I am so ______________."
(a) Despondent.
(b) Rich.
(c) Bored.
(d) Serious.

14. At the end of Chapter VI, what subway entrance do Blue and the narrator stop outside of?
(a) Old North Church.
(b) Boston Harbor.
(c) Dartmouth and Boylston Streets.
(d) Newbury and Mitchell Streets.

15. What is one objection the narrator had to Blue's vocational plan?
(a) Blue cannot sustain himself financially.
(b) It is a waste of Blue's talents.
(c) Blue is too old.
(d) Blue is not in good health.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, Blue is a living demonstration of ____________.

2. What is the title of the one serious poem written by Blue in Chapter V?

3. What famous author does Blue write about in a letter to Dr. Frederick W. O'Brien?

4. Fill in the following description of Copley Square: "One needs _____________ to fill the emptiness of Copley Square at night."

5. Which of the following words best describes Blue's physical appearance in the hospital?

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