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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Scully not say about putting up with the Swede?
(a) Scully runs a hotel.
(b) No guest should ever leave his hotel because he was afraid.
(c) The Swede is wealthy.
(d) All guests deserve to be treated with respect.

2. What does the Swede do while sitting by the stove?
(a) Whittles.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Swears.
(d) Plays cards.

3. How does Scully get the Swede to smile?
(a) Tells a joke.
(b) Buys him dinner.
(c) Gives him a discount.
(d) Pats him on the back.

4. Which of the following is not mentioned when Scully talks about the growth of the town?
(a) A new railroad.
(b) An electric streetcar.
(c) A big factory.
(d) A new library.

5. What kind of card player does the cowboy turn out to be?
(a) Raucous.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Silent.
(d) Shifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what topic does Scully change the subject?

2. What do the Easterner and the cowboy wonder about Scully and the Swede?

3. What does the Swede reply when Johnnie asks him what he meant by his outrageous statement?

4. What do the other men think of the Swede?

5. What do the other men ask Scully after the Swede leaves?

(see the answer key)

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