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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 is the owner of the hotel?
(a) Irish.
(b) German.
(c) Polish.
(d) Italian.

2. Why does the farmer leave the card game?
(a) Out of money.
(b) A quarrel.
(c) Dinner time.
(d) Return to work.

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

4. Who is the owner of the hotel?
(a) Pat Sullen.
(b) Pat Scully.
(c) Paul Scully.
(d) Pat Sully.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. THE BLUE HOTEL is a study in _________.

2. To what topic does Scully change the subject?

3. What is a prominent fixture inside the hotel?

4. The Swede becomes a partner with ________________ in a new card game.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How could Scully be characterized?

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

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

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

7. What is the setting for THE BLUE HOTEL?

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

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

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

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