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

2. What does Blue think is the narrator's best virtue is?
(a) Love.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Selflessness.

3. According to Blue, what does Christmas represent?
(a) The birth of Jesus Christ.
(b) A day for rejoicing and renewal of baptismal vows.
(c) The awakening of the spirit.
(d) The day the earth was sanctified as home.

4. What is the purpose of Blue's chosen vocation?
(a) Earn more money.
(b) Hold down a stable job.
(c) Educate youth about the ways of the world.
(d) Spread the story of Christ.

5. What is the following quote written on: "The cross is the fit God gives his friends."
(a) The gift from Blue.
(b) Graffiti on the subway.
(c) The side of Trinity.
(d) Blue's journal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fill in the following quote from the end of the novel: "Why are all of us here and not ________."

3. The sight of Blue in the hospital makes the narrator feel all of the following except:

4. What is Blue's last letter to the narrator about?

5. As Blue and the narrator circle the lakes in Chapter VI, where do they stop?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Blue frightened by his own happiness?

3. How many letters does the narrator have from Blue? Who are they from?

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

5. What is the setting of Chapter VI?

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

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

8. What does Blue give the narrator at the end of Chapter VI?

9. Who are the "Spies of God?"

10. How does Blue end up in the hospital?

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