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

2. What question does the Swede ask Scully?
(a) Can he get a newspaper.
(b) When is the next train out.
(c) How much he owes him.
(d) When is dinner.

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

4. What kind of card player does the cowboy turn out to be?
(a) Silent.
(b) Shifty.
(c) Horrible.
(d) Raucous.

5. The Swede says that he knows what goes on ___________________ in the West.
(a) In bars.
(b) In whorehouses.
(c) Everywhere.
(d) In places like this.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Scully's older son's profession?

2. Where are the men seated as they discuss the situation with the Swede?

3. Why does Scully yell at Johnnie?

4. The young man is accused of ____________________.

5. Who is most astonished by the Swede's outrageous statements?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for THE BLUE HOTEL?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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