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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. Where does Mr. Considine first meet Blue?

2. Why is Blue in the hospital?

3. What kind of mood is Blue rarely in?

4. According to the narrator, Blue is a living demonstration of ____________.

5. According to Blue, what are the best gifts from heaven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What religion is Blue?

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

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

4. Describe what the narrator saw when he first went to see Blue in the hospital.

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

6. What is the difference between a vow of poverty in a religious order and the vow of poverty that Blue took?

7. What is the setting of Chapter VI?

8. What is the narrators reaction to Blue's plan in Chapter VII to live among the poor?

9. How does Blue end up in the hospital?

10. What job does Blue take in Chapter VII?

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

The setting significantly affects the novel. Analyze the role of setting, including a description of the setting of "Mr. Blue," how the setting can change the novel and examples of how the novel would be different if the setting were to change.

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is a literary device used to give meaning to an object beyond the obvious. Analyzes a symbol used in "Mr. Blue." Include a description of the symbol and how it is used in the novel.

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