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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pleads for the men to stop the fight after Johnnie is injured?
(a) The Easterner.
(b) A minister.
(c) The farmer.
(d) Scully.

2. Who tells the Swede that the Swede has won?
(a) The Easterner.
(b) The cowboy.
(c) Scully.
(d) Johnnie.

3. Which of the following does not describe the conditions outside?
(a) Very dark.
(b) Windy.
(c) Cold.
(d) Balmy.

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

5. What do the men decide to do after supper?
(a) Go to a show.
(b) Retire to their rooms.
(c) Play High Fives.
(d) Go to a saloon.

6. Which of the following does not occur after the accusation of cheating occurs?
(a) Apologies.
(b) Threats.
(c) Shoving.
(d) Pushing.

7. What do all four card players do at once?
(a) Throw down their cards.
(b) Swig shots of whiskey.
(c) Burst into song.
(d) Rise from the table.

8. What does the Swede say about the nasty weather?
(a) It looks as if it will last awhile.
(b) It suits him just fine.
(c) It's bound to let up soon.
(d) It's just winter in the West.

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

10. What is Scully's demeanor during the fight?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Raucous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Passive.

11. What role has Scully maintained throughout the story?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Pacifist.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Referee.

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

13. Why does Johnnie say he can't go on after he is injured the second time?
(a) The Swede was too heavy for him.
(b) His jaw is broken.
(c) He had the wind knocked out of him.
(d) Fighting is no way to settle anything.

14. Who falls to the floor and dies?
(a) The Swede.
(b) The bartender.
(c) The gambler.
(d) The sheriff.

15. The Swede is convinced he will be fighting ________________.
(a) The farmer.
(b) Scully.
(c) All the men.
(d) The cowboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Swede go to escape the weather?

2. What is the Swede doing in his room?

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

4. Crane states that any room can take on any character depending on ________________.

5. Who yells to Johnnie to kill the Swede?

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