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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 nationality does the cowboy think the Swede is?
(a) Danish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Polish.
(d) Irish.

2. In what time period does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?
(a) Early-1800s.
(b) Late-1700s.
(c) Late-1900s.
(d) Late-1800s.

3. The Swede says that he is no __________________.
(a) Hero.
(b) Tenderfoot.
(c) Pushover.
(d) Saint.

4. Which of the following does Scully not meet at the station one winter day?
(a) A school teacher.
(b) A Swede.
(c) A retired tailor.
(d) A cowboy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scully ask the Swede to do?

2. What does Johnnie call the Swede?

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

4. Where does Scully take the Swede?

5. How does the Swede react at first to the bottle of whiskey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Scully try to change the subject to prevent the Swede from leaving the hotel?

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

7. What is the mood in the hotel at the beginning of Chapter 2 and what happens to alter it?

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

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

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

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