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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. Where does the novel take place in Chapter VII?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

2. According to Blue in Chapter VI, what is Saint Patrick's Cathedral?
(a) Ancient.
(b) Modern.
(c) An anachronism.
(d) Gothic.

3. How does the narrator view Blue's friendships?
(a) Blue was not a good friend.
(b) Blue was too self centered to be a friend to others.
(c) Blue was a friend out of charity.
(d) Blue had many intimate friends.

4. What is one of the narrator's weaknesses mentioned in Chapter VI?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Fine dining.
(c) Pretty girls.
(d) Alcohol.

5. How does Blue pay rent in Chapter V?
(a) Money from his mother.
(b) His inheritance.
(c) It is unknown.
(d) Working at the railyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the one serious poem written by Blue in Chapter V?

2. Fill in the following description of Copley Square: "One needs _____________ to fill the emptiness of Copley Square at night."

3. In one of Blue's letters, Blue writes, "Life gives you ______________."

4. According to the narrator, what is the backbone of civilization?

5. In Chapter VI, what type of architecture does Blue rant about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrators reaction to Blue's plan in Chapter VII to live among the poor?

2. Why does Blue have to leave the top of the Tootsall Building?

3. What do the sixth and seventh letters have in common?

4. What religion is Blue?

5. What does the narrator learn from Blue in their walk around the lake about American Catholicism?

6. What is the setting of Chapter VI?

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

8. What is the narrator's vocation?

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

10. Which letter concerns forgiveness? How so?

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