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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the game, the Swede says, "I suppose there have been a good many ______________ in this room."
(a) Parties.
(b) Brawls.
(c) Card games.
(d) Men killed.

2. What is the Swede's problem?
(a) It is not known.
(b) He is schizophrenic.
(c) He is jealous.
(d) He is bipolar.

3. What becomes a concern to the cowboy?
(a) Getting snowed in at the hotel.
(b) Buying a gift for his wife.
(c) Running out of whiskey.
(d) Getting his horse shoed.

4. What does Johnnie call the Swede?
(a) "Not the brightest bulb in the box."
(b) The "looniest toon" he's ever come across.
(c) "Two bubbles short of level."
(d) The "doddangedst Swede" he's ever seen.

5. Who becomes the mediator in the trouble involving the Swede?
(a) The cowboy.
(b) Scully.
(c) The farmer.
(d) Johnnie.

6. Who is the owner of the hotel?
(a) Pat Scully.
(b) Pat Sullen.
(c) Paul Scully.
(d) Pat Sully.

7. What does Scully show the Swede?
(a) New carpet.
(b) Pictures of his children.
(c) Fresh paint.
(d) New furniture.

8. What color is the hotel painted?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

9. THE BLUE HOTEL is a study in _________.
(a) Love.
(b) Joy.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Fear.

10. Why does the Swede get up and leave the room?
(a) To change clothes.
(b) To send a telegram.
(c) To go to the bank.
(d) To get water.

11. What is the noon meal called?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Grub.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

12. What nationality does the cowboy think the Swede is?
(a) Irish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Polish.
(d) Danish.

13. Where does Scully take the Swede?
(a) To the casino.
(b) To church.
(c) To the saloon.
(d) Into the hall.

14. What card game is Scully's son playing?
(a) Poker.
(b) Euchre.
(c) Double Solitaire.
(d) High Five.

15. Which of the following does Scully not meet at the station one winter day?
(a) A retired tailor.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A Swede.
(d) A cowboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Swede says that he knows they _________________.

2. To what topic does Scully change the subject?

3. How does the Swede respond when Johnnie says he does not know what the Swede meant by his outrageous comment?

4. What is the name of the hotel in THE BLUE HOTEL?

5. What question does Scully ask the Swede?

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