2. To what topic does Scully change the subject?
(a) The Swede's wife and kids.
(b) Books Scully has read.
(c) Scully's family history.
(d) The growth of the town.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scully look for under the bed?

2. What kind of card player does the cowboy turn out to be?

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

4. Which of the following does Scully not say about putting up with the Swede?

5. Where does Scully go at the beginning of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what is Stephen Crane best known in his writing style?

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

4. What is the premise of THE BLUE HOTEL?

5. How do the cowboy, the Easterner and Johnnie react to the Swede's unusual behavior?

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

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

9. What is the setting for THE BLUE HOTEL?

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

(see the answer keys)

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