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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is playing cards with Scully's son?
(a) A cook.
(b) A barmaid.
(c) A guest.
(d) The farmer.

3. Who is the author of THE BLUE HOTEL?
(a) Stephen Crain.
(b) Steven Crane.
(c) Stephen Crane.
(d) Stephen Heron.

4. THE BLUE HOTEL is a story of how many men?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

5. Where does the Easterner think the Swede has put himself?
(a) In a dime novel.
(b) In a hell of a mess.
(c) In a real pickle.
(d) In the nut house.

6. Who does Scully blame for the trouble with the Swede?
(a) Johnnie.
(b) The Chinese cook.
(c) The Easterner.
(d) The cowboy.

7. What does Scully offer and the Swede declines?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Whiskey.

8. What is the name of the hotel in THE BLUE HOTEL?
(a) The Castle Hotel.
(b) The Royal Suites.
(c) The Palladium Hotel.
(d) The Palace Hotel.

9. To what topic does Scully change the subject?
(a) Books Scully has read.
(b) The Swede's wife and kids.
(c) The growth of the town.
(d) Scully's family history.

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

11. What does the Swede threaten to do?
(a) Kill the cowboy.
(b) Leave the hotel.
(c) Set fire to the hotel.
(d) Shoot out the whiskey bottles.

12. What does the Swede do as Scully talks to him?
(a) Paces the floor.
(b) Shines his shoes.
(c) Makes the bed.
(d) Packs his bag.

13. How does the Swede drink the whiskey?
(a) With a straw.
(b) In a paper cup.
(c) In little sips.
(d) In big gulps.

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

15. Why does Scully yell at Johnnie?
(a) To move from his place by the stove.
(b) To get more whiskey.
(c) To bring new patrons from the station.
(d) To get clean glasses.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. THE BLUE HOTEL is a study in _________.

4. What card game is Scully's son playing?

5. In what time period does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?

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