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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the great surprise at Blue's party in Chapter II?
(a) Lieutenant Leo.
(b) General Grant.
(c) Major Martin.
(d) Captain Kirk.

3. Who was the narrator talking about when he first met Blue?
(a) Al Capone.
(b) John Stuart.
(c) Ray Bradford.
(d) Frank Munsey.

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

5. Fill in the following quote from Chapter I: "Or perhaps his order was life and the world his _____________."
(a) Education.
(b) Monastery.
(c) Oyster.
(d) Teacup.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Blue's motion picture idea, what do slaves eat?

2. What religion does Blue belong to?

3. After Blue gave away his money, where does he live?

4. How does the narrator get down from the skyscraper in Chapter II?

5. After Blue gave away his money, what is his suit made of when the narrator came across him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Blue travel to in Chapter I?

2. What does the narrator think of Blue's theology in the story he told in Chapter III?

3. How does the narrator feel about Blue's use of money?

4. What is Blue's life challenge?

5. How does Blue make the narrator feel about his life?

6. According to Blue, what does Lady Poverty do to him?

7. What are the narrator and John Stuart discussing at the beginning of Chapter II?

8. What is the story Blue tells the narrator about?

9. What does Blue mean by saying that Christ keeps humans from 'the terrible burden of infinity?"

10. How is the narrator introduced to Blue?

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