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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. What does the bartender do when the Swede becomes more demanding?

2. What do all four card players do at once?

3. What are the men doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. How does Scully begin to speak as he gets agitated?

5. What is the bartender's demeanor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the cowboy and Scully erupt after the Swede leaves the hotel?

2. What is the significance of the debt between the Swede and Scully and the cash register at the end of the story?

3. Describe the conversation between the Swede and the bartender.

4. How does the cowboy's anger exhibit during the fight and what does he yell?

5. What ensues after the Swede accuses Johnnie of cheating?

6. What words mark the climax of the story?

7. How does the author show that Scully has lost all reserves and control of his behavior after the Swede leaves?

8. Explain how each of the characters responds in character to the accusation of cheating.

9. How does the cowboy antagonize the Swede when he is ready to leave the hotel?

10. How do the characters remain in their stereotypical roles during and after the fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of the cowboy. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of the Easterner. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

THE BLUE HOTEL is a classic story of fear and reprisal. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category?

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