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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. How does the Swede drink the whiskey?
(a) In a paper cup.
(b) With a straw.
(c) In little sips.
(d) In big gulps.

2. What kind of card player does the cowboy turn out to be?
(a) Horrible.
(b) Shifty.
(c) Raucous.
(d) Silent.

3. During the game, the Swede says, "I suppose there have been a good many ______________ in this room."
(a) Parties.
(b) Card games.
(c) Men killed.
(d) Brawls.

4. What does the Easterner think the Swede has read?
(a) Too many dime novels.
(b) History books.
(c) Comic books about the West.
(d) The Bible.

5. What is Scully's son's name?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) Johnnie.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the men seated as they discuss the situation with the Swede?

2. How could the Swede's countenance be described as he talks to Scully?

3. Where does Scully take the Swede?

4. Which of the following does Scully not meet at the station one winter day?

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. How does Scully try to show the Swede that he is a trusted man with a family?

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

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

5. What is ironic about Scully showing the pictures of his children to the frightened Swede?

6. How does the Swede behave when he rejoins the other men?

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

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

9. 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?

10. What is the setting for THE BLUE HOTEL?

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