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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. Which of the following best describes Blue's physical description:

2. In Blue's idea for a motion picture, what is punishable by death?

3. How much money does Blue say he has?

4. Where does Blue really get money from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author mention that John Stuart is a Catholic?

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

3. What does the narrator think of Blue's theology in the story he told in Chapter III?

4. What is Blue doing when the narrator first sees him in Chapter I?

5. Describe the people in Blue's story.

6. What is the story Blue tells the narrator about?

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

8. What is the purpose of Chapter III?

9. How is the narrator introduced to Blue?

10. How does the narrator feel about money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter VI ends with Blue giving the narrator a card that reads "The cross is the gift God gives his friends." Analyze this card, where it came from and what meaning it has for Blue and the narrator.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter VI, Blue makes it clear that common reading made it difficult for the wise and good to dominate the public sphere. Why does Blue feel this way? Why is Blue negative about the printed word?

Essay Topic 3

What is the narrator's reaction to Mr. Blue's death? What does this say about the narrators thoughts on religion? Do you think it is fair that Mr. Blue died, yet the narrator is still living? Who is more 'worthy' to be alive?

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