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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 the novel take place in Chapter VII?

2. In Blue's second letter, all of the following are words Blue describes as words men put on shields except:

3. What is the name of the member of the lumberyard gang who Blue took an interest in?

4. How does Blue pay rent in Chapter V?

5. What religion is Blue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Blue feel about scientific agnosticism?

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

3. What is the narrator's vocation?

4. How is Blue treated by his coworkers at the lumberyard?

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

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

7. What values of Blue's do the eighth, ninth and tenth letters defend?

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

9. What does the Gothic symbolize for Blue?

10. Do you think Blue is a real person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the point of view used in "Mr. Blue." From what point of view is "Mr. Blue" told? Who is doing the telling? What are the advantages of telling a story in the first person? Disadvantages?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Using what you learned about characterization, write a character analysis of "Mr. Blue." Include the following: a description, actions, relationship to other characters, motives, strengths and weaknesses.

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