2. Where are the men seated as they discuss the situation with the Swede?
(a) In the saloon.
(b) In the Easterner's room.
(c) In the restaurant.
(d) By the stove.

3. Which of the following does Scully not meet at the station one winter day?
(a) A retired tailor.
(b) A Swede.
(c) A cowboy.
(d) A school teacher.

4. Why does the Swede get up and leave the room?
(a) To change clothes.
(b) To get water.
(c) To send a telegram.
(d) To go to the bank.

5. Who is the owner of the hotel?
(a) Pat Scully.
(b) Pat Sully.
(c) Pat Sullen.
(d) Paul Scully.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is most astonished by the Swede's outrageous statements?

2. What is Scully's older son's profession?

3. What does Scully offer and the Swede declines?

4. The cowboy doesn't think the Swede is ______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Swede react to the whiskey offered to him by Scully?

2. How do the Easterner and the cowboy view the Swede differently?

3. How does Johnnie react to the Swede's startling statement?

4. Why does Scully go to the Swede's room?

5. Why is the Swede a difficult character to grasp?

6. How does the Swede's behavior escalate into even more bizarre behavior after the men declare that they don't know why he made such a startling statement about men being killed in that room?

7. What shocking statement does the Swede make that unnerves the other men?

8. What role does Scully play in the conflict between the men and the Swede and how does he attempt to rectify it?

9. What does Scully retrieve from under the bed in his room?

10. How does Scully try to change the subject to prevent the Swede from leaving the hotel?

(see the answer keys)

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