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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. In Chapter I, how long has it been since the narrator last heard from Blue?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

2. What religion does Blue belong to?
(a) None.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Christianity.

3. The narrator describes Blue as all of the following except:
(a) Boring.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Merry.
(d) Audacious.

4. What kind of society does Blue want the narrator to write a booklet for?
(a) A society for wives and children of Saints.
(b) A special society for husbands and fathers.
(c) A society for the educated elite.
(d) A society for the poor and homeless.

5. In Chapter I, what advice does the narrator want to give Blue?
(a) To call his father.
(b) To get a second opinion.
(c) To get a real job.
(d) To go see his confessor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Blue think should be built on top of his skyscraper?

3. At what time is Blue's party to start that Stevens attended?

4. In Blue's motion picture idea, what does IGW stand for?

5. In Chapter I, where does Blue go on a pilgrimage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Compare Blue to St. Francis of Assisi.

7. Describe the people in Blue's story.

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

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

10. What is Blue's life challenge?

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