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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 is the Swede's manner as Scully tries to change the subject?
(a) Disdainful.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Mesmerized.
(d) Inattentive.

2. How old is Cassie?
(a) She is dead.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 18.

3. Stephen Crane is known for stories about regular people who experience __________________________.
(a) Great wealth.
(b) Visions.
(c) Extraordinary events.
(d) Heart attacks.

4. What is wrapped in the old coat that Scully pulls from underneath the bed?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A bundle of cash.
(d) A framed picture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Swede reply when Johnnie asks him what he meant by his outrageous statement?

2. Scully's son becomes a partner with _______________ in a new card game.

3. To what topic does Scully change the subject?

4. What does the Swede threaten to do?

5. Who serves the noon day meal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Stephen Crane's works enjoy such a wide and varied audience?

2. What is the premise of THE BLUE HOTEL?

3. What is the real name of the Blue Hotel and who is the proprietor?

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

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

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

7. How could Scully be characterized?

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

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

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

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