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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the great surprise at Blue's party in Chapter II?

2. Fill in the following quote from Chapter I: " I have more ____________ than anyone alive."

3. Which of the following is one of Blue's great passions?

4. In what country was Blue's money earned?

5. How does Blue's idea for a motion picture end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Blue, what does Lady Poverty do to him?

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

4. Describe the people in Blue's story.

5. Describe Blue's living arrangements in Chapter II.

6. Where does Blue travel to in Chapter I?

7. Why is it important for Blue that God was made man?

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

9. What does Blue do with his inheritance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Writers often write about their own life experiences. What do we know about the life of Miles Connolly? What experiences in Miles Connolly's life led him to write "Mr. Blue"?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Blue was published in 1928, three years after the legendary novel, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In many ways, Blue is the anti-Gatsby. Examine the similarities and differences between the two novels, "Mr. Blue" and "The Great Gatsby."

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Blue is guided by deep Christian values. Explore these values and how they affect how Mr. Blue lives his life.

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