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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Scully tells the cowboy that it ________________________ to fight the Swede.
(a) Would solve everything.
(b) Is only natural to want.
(c) Would not solve anything.
(d) Would not be right.

2. Where do the men decide to hold the fight?
(a) On the side of the building.
(b) In the stable.
(c) In front of the building.
(d) In the pool hall.

3. What drink does the Swede order?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Gin.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Scotch.

4. What is the demeanor of the Easterner and the cowboy as the men prepare to go outside?
(a) Confident.
(b) Silent.
(c) Boastful.
(d) Very nervous.

5. What is the bartender's demeanor?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Discreet.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Curious.

6. What are the men doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Drinking whiskey.
(b) Talking about the fight.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

7. Who does the Swede mock as he leaves the hotel?
(a) Scully.
(b) Johnnie.
(c) The cowboy.
(d) The Easterner.

8. How does Scully begin to speak as he gets agitated?
(a) In unintelligible sounds.
(b) In an Irish brogue.
(c) In Spanish.
(d) In short bursts.

9. What does the bartender ultimately ask the Swede?
(a) What his line of work is.
(b) If he wants to run a tab.
(c) How he injured his face.
(d) Where he is headed.

10. Who serves the meal to the guests?
(a) The Chinese cook.
(b) Scully's daughters.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) The barmaid.

11. What does the bartender pretend not to notice?
(a) The Swede's big ears.
(b) The Swede's bloody face.
(c) The Swede's shabby coat.
(d) The Swede's torn clothes.

12. The Swede tells Scully that maybe Scully _______________________.
(a) Should teach Johnnie to fight better.
(b) Should find another line of work.
(c) Is the one who owes him.
(d) Should paint the hotel a different color.

13. After the Swede leaves, Scully and _____________ both share that they would like to fight the Swede.
(a) The minister.
(b) The cowboy.
(c) The farmer.
(d) The Easterner.

14. Who does the Swede mimic before leaving the hotel?
(a) Scully.
(b) The cowboy.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) The Easterner.

15. Who dominates the conversation during the meal?
(a) Scully.
(b) The Swede.
(c) The cowboy.
(d) Johnnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Swede is convinced he will be fighting ________________.

2. Who pleads for the men to stop the fight after Johnnie is injured?

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

4. Where do the men decide to go to settle the argument?

5. What words does the Swede mimic?

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