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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. At the beginning of Chapter III, what is Blue painting?
(a) The sidewalk.
(b) A mural.
(c) A giant box kite.
(d) A trombone.

2. In Chapter I, in what tone does Blue say, "Please, please. What can I do?"
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Begging.
(c) Angry.
(d) Careless.

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

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

5. How does the IGW try to stop 2,757,311 from his activities on the roof?
(a) Storming the building.
(b) Shooting him with a gun.
(c) Dropping bombs.
(d) Directing him to stop with a loud megaphone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of art shows promise for Blue?

2. The narrator describes Blue as all of the following except:

3. What did the narrator think is wrong with Blue's motion picture idea?

4. Fill in the following quote from the narrator at the end of Chapter III: "Isn't the _________ to endure to the end of time?"

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blue do with his inheritance?

2. How do the leaders of the IGW run the world?

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

4. What is Blue's life challenge?

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

6. How is the narrator introduced to Blue?

7. Why is it important for Blue that God was made man?

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

9. Why does the author mention that John Stuart is a Catholic?

10. How does White make crackers and what is his purpose in doing so?

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