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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the cowboy do when he realizes he can't fight the Swede?
(a) Spits into a cardboard box.
(b) Paces the floor.
(c) Goes outside into the snow.
(d) Drinks whiskey from the bottle.

3. Crane states that any room can take on any character depending on ________________.
(a) The weather.
(b) The culture.
(c) Its occupants.
(d) The time period.

4. How does Scully try to intercept a fight between the Swede and the cowboy?
(a) He yells at them.
(b) He puts up his hand.
(c) He turns off the lights.
(d) He shoots his gun.

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

6. What does Scully tell the Swede that he owes him?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) Nothing.

7. What meal is served at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Supper.
(d) Breakfast.

8. What does the Swede ask the bartender?
(a) To join him in a drink.
(b) If he has any food.
(c) When the next train out will be.
(d) To recommend a hotel.

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

10. What does the cowboy ask the Swede?
(a) How old he is.
(b) Why he is so happy.
(c) How long it will take him to get home.
(d) Where he is going.

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

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

13. Where does Scully go after supper?
(a) To a town hall meeting.
(b) To church services.
(c) To meet the evening train.
(d) To see his girlfriend.

14. What remains the constant source of comfort in the story?
(a) The stove.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The food.
(d) The whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What role has Scully maintained throughout the story?

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

3. Who becomes the referee for the fight?

4. Who is the man who accuses someone of cheating?

5. What do the men do after the Swede falls to the floor?

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