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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 IV, what happens to Blue?
(a) He jumped from the rooftop skyscraper.
(b) He was arrested for public indecency.
(c) He met the narrator for drinks.
(d) He was asked to leave the rooftop skyscraper.

2. What is the title of the one serious poem written by Blue in Chapter V?
(a) Verses.
(b) Exclamations.
(c) Dwaddling.
(d) Quotations.

3. What kind of work does Mrs. Murphy do?
(a) Runs a school.
(b) Runs a bar.
(c) Runs a bank.
(d) Runs a lodging house.

4. Fill in the following quote about books from Blue in Chapter VI: "Books are for people who cannot _________________."
(a) Escape the monotony of everyday life.
(b) Drive cars.
(c) Make up their minds.
(d) Think for themselves.

5. The sight of Blue in the hospital makes the narrator feel all of the following except:
(a) Faith.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Corrupt.
(d) Courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the following quote written on: "The cross is the fit God gives his friends."

2. According to Blue in Chapter VI, what is the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine?

3. Which of the following words best describes Blue's physical appearance in the hospital?

4. Where is the setting of Chapter VI?

5. According to Blue, what does Christmas represent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Could Blue be described as cautious? Which letter speaks to this?

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

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

5. What is the narrator's response to Blue's death?

6. What is the vocation Blue found?

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

8. How does Blue feel about those who read?

9. According to Blue, what is wrong with the written word?

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

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