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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 does Blue think should be built on top of his skyscraper?
(a) Satellites.
(b) Telegraphs.
(c) Stores.
(d) Cottages.

2. What is the name of the skyscraper Blue lived on top of?
(a) Rockefeller Plaza.
(b) The Bank Building.
(c) The Humdinger Building.
(d) The Tootsall Building.

3. At what time is Blue's party to start that Stevens attended?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 7:00.

4. During Blue's speech in Chapter II on religion, what does he speak with?
(a) A quiet voice.
(b) The band playing in the background.
(c) A megaphone.
(d) Many gestures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Blue's physical description:

2. According to Stevens, what is Blue fond of?

3. In Blue's motion picture idea, what name does Blue give to No. 2,757,311.

4. In Blue's motion picture, how are individuals known?

5. When the narrator returns to Blue at the end of Chapter I, what does he see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Blue's attitude about being poor?

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

3. What is Blue doing when the narrator first sees him in Chapter I?

4. Where does Blue travel to in Chapter I?

5. How is the narrator introduced to Blue?

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

7. What is Blue's life challenge?

8. Describe the entertainment Blue had at a party for Stevens.

9. What does Blue mean by saying that Christ was 'humanized infinitude?"

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

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