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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 question does Scully ask the Swede?
(a) If he will be staying for supper.
(b) If he really thinks the others are out to kill him.
(c) If he wants an early check-out.
(d) If he wants water for a bath.

2. Why does Scully go to the Swede's room?
(a) To change the linens.
(b) To drop off a newspaper.
(c) To drop off clean laundry.
(d) To try to figure out what is going on.

3. How does the Swede respond when Johnnie says he does not know what the Swede meant by his outrageous comment?
(a) He winks at him.
(b) He spits at him.
(c) He pistol whips him.
(d) He throws a whiskey bottle at him.

4. Why does Scully yell at Johnnie?
(a) To bring new patrons from the station.
(b) To get more whiskey.
(c) To move from his place by the stove.
(d) To get clean glasses.

5. In what timeframe does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?
(a) Less than 24 hours.
(b) Less than 2 weeks.
(c) More than 24 years.
(d) Less than 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young man is accused of ____________________.

2. During the game, the Swede says, "I suppose there have been a good many ______________ in this room."

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

4. What do the other men think of the Swede?

5. What nationality is the owner of the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens after the farmer leaves a card game he had been playing with Scully's son, Johnnie?

7. How does the Swede display unusual behavior after dinner?

8. What is the Swede's demeanor when he reenters the room with Scully?

9. How could Scully be characterized?

10. How does the cowboy react to the Swede's unusual statement?

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