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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. THE BLUE HOTEL is a study in _________.
(a) Compassion.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Joy.

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

3. What does Scully show the Swede?
(a) Pictures of his children.
(b) Fresh paint.
(c) New carpet.
(d) New furniture.

4. Where does Scully take the Swede?
(a) Into the hall.
(b) To the saloon.
(c) To the casino.
(d) To church.

5. How could the Swede's countenance be described as he talks to Scully?
(a) Shaky.
(b) Confident.
(c) Blase.
(d) Terrified.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scully offer and the Swede declines?

2. How could Scully be characterized?

3. What does the Swede do when the farmer leaves the game?

4. How much does the Swede leave Scully for payment?

5. What does the Swede do while sitting by the stove?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the premise of THE BLUE HOTEL?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Scully's response to the men who want to know why Scully tolerates the insufferable Swede?

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

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