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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 stationary is Blue's second letter written on?
(a) Motel Aspire.
(b) Rockefeller Center.
(c) Hotel Ganymede.
(d) Parchment paper.

2. According to Blue, what are the best gifts from heaven?
(a) A roof over your head.
(b) Your family and loved ones.
(c) The ones you earn.
(d) Riches and gold.

3. According to Blue, all of the following are given by heaven except:
(a) Gaiety.
(b) Money.
(c) Courage.
(d) Health.

4. What is the narrator's reply to Blue's comment, "My old friend, Mr. Compromiser."
(a) "Your old friend, Truth."
(b) "Your old friend, Honesty."
(c) "Your old friend, Reason."
(d) "Your old friend, Faith."

5. How long does it take the narrator to get to the hospital to see Blue?
(a) One day.
(b) Five hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, Blue is a living demonstration of ____________.

2. What is one objection the narrator had to Blue's vocational plan?

3. What do the two visitors bring to Blue in the hospital?

4. Where does the novel take place in Chapter VII?

5. What kind of work does Mrs. Murphy do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What religion is Blue?

2. Why is Blue frightened by his own happiness?

3. What is the vocation Blue found?

4. Describe Blue's tone at dinner in Chapter VI.

5. What does the Gothic symbolize for Blue?

6. In what letter does Blue describe his view of the end of the world?

7. What values of Blue's do the eighth, ninth and tenth letters defend?

8. How is Blue treated by his coworkers at the lumberyard?

9. What is the first letter about and what does it say about Blue?

10. Would you consider Blue to be a deep thinker?

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