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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the hotel owner meet the train every day?
(a) To pick up supplies.
(b) To buy newspapers.
(c) To meet newcomers to town.
(d) To lure potential guests to the hotel.

2. Which of the following men does not discuss the situation with the Swede at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Johnnie.
(b) The cowboy.
(c) The Easterner.
(d) Scully.

3. Why is it hard to tell what is going on with the fight?
(a) The snow is too deep.
(b) It is too dark.
(c) The men are drunk.
(d) The blizzard blocks the view.

4. In what season of the year does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

5. What was the name of Scully's daughter?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Cassie.
(d) Cassandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What remains the constant source of comfort in the story?

2. According to the Easterner, the gambler _____________________.

3. Where do the men decide to hold the fight?

4. Which of the following does not describe the conditions outside?

5. What does the Easterner think the Swede has read?

(see the answer key)

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