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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. From what point of view is the novel told?

2. How does Blue describe his speech in Chapter II on religion?

3. Why does the author include Blue's motion picture idea in the novel?

4. In Chapter I, where does the narrator first run into Blue?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the people in Blue's story.

4. Compare Blue to St. Francis of Assisi.

5. What is the weakness of the IGW?

6. What are the narrator and John Stuart discussing at the beginning of Chapter II?

7. What is Blue's life challenge?

8. What does Blue do with his inheritance?

9. What is Blue's attitude about being poor?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Blue's story in Chapter III, people have become slaves to technology with only six people running the world. This provides insight into Blue's feelings about how humans interact with technology and his fear of becoming too dependent. Analyze Blue's attitudes on technology as revealed in his story in Chapter III. What is the positive impact technology has on people in Blue's story? What is the negative impact technology has on people in Blue's story?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Blue's religious views at it relates to the following quote from Chapter II: "Without Christ we would be little more than bacteria breeding on a pebble in space."

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