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

2. The young man is accused of ____________________.
(a) Raping a woman.
(b) Cheating at cards.
(c) Killing his father.
(d) Robbing a bank.

3. What kind of card players are the Swede and the Easterner?
(a) Boisterous.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Obnoxious.
(d) Professional.

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

5. How does Scully get the Swede to smile?
(a) Pats him on the back.
(b) Tells a joke.
(c) Gives him a discount.
(d) Buys him dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Swede drink the whiskey?

2. The Swedes says that _________________ can be dangerous.

3. What is Scully's son doing when the men enter the hotel?

4. What is a prominent fixture inside the hotel?

5. THE BLUE HOTEL is a story of how many men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Swede a difficult character to grasp?

2. What shocking statement does the Swede make that unnerves the other men?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the premise of THE BLUE HOTEL?

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