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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would getting snowed in at the hotel mean to the men?
(a) They couldn't get water out of the well.
(b) They might run out of whiskey.
(c) They could not get home in time for Christmas.
(d) They would have to be around the Swede longer.

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

3. Which of the following is not mentioned when Scully talks about the growth of the town?
(a) A new library.
(b) A big factory.
(c) A new railroad.
(d) An electric streetcar.

4. How much does the Swede leave Scully for payment?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) One dollar.
(c) Seventy-five cents.
(d) Fifty cents.

5. How much does Scully tell the Swede he owes?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. THE BLUE HOTEL is a study in _________.

2. Why does the hotel owner meet the train every day?

3. What question does Scully ask the Swede?

4. What is a prominent fixture inside the hotel?

5. What is the noon meal called?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the two children in the portraits that Scully shows the Swede?

2. Who are the three train passengers that Scully brings to his hotel?

3. What is Scully's response to the Swede's intention to leave the hotel?

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

5. 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?

6. What is the mood in the hotel at the beginning of Chapter 2 and what happens to alter it?

7. With what gesture does Scully get the Swede to relax a little bit?

8. What is the setting for THE BLUE HOTEL?

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

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

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