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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. How does Blue make others feel?
(a) That the government is corrupt.
(b) That anything is possible.
(c) That they should rise up against organized religion.
(d) That the world is coming to an end.

2. Where does Blue say his money came from?
(a) An uncle who made a fortune in oil.
(b) A bet that paid off.
(c) He earned it as a businessman.
(d) His father, a Rockefeller.

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

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

5. What does Blue do at the beginning of Chapter III?
(a) Hosts a gallery showing on the rooftop skyscraper.
(b) Puts on a concert.
(c) Goes for a walk
(d) Flies a kite.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fill in the following quote by Blue from Chapter II: "Without Christ, we would be little more than ____________."

3. What is the name of the skyscraper Blue lived on top of?

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. When the narrator first sees Blue in Chapter I, what is Blue riding in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the narrator's feelings towards Blue at the end of Chapter II?

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

3. What does Blue do with his inheritance?

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

5. What does Blue make the narrator think at the end of Chapter II?

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

7. Where does Blue travel to in Chapter I?

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

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

10. Describe the people in Blue's story.

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