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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. Who tells the Swede that the Swede has won?
(a) The Easterner.
(b) Scully.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) The cowboy.

2. What does the bartender talk about?
(a) The Swede's job.
(b) The weather.
(c) The town.
(d) His family.

3. How do Scully's daughters react to the Swede during the meal?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Flirtatious.
(c) Shy away in fright.
(d) Boisterous.

4. What does Johnnie say to the accusations that he has cheated?
(a) Everybody cheats once in awhile.
(b) The Swede cheated first.
(c) If he cheated, the Swede deserved it.
(d) No man is allowed to say he cheats.

5. Who does the Swede partner with in the evening card game?
(a) The Easterner.
(b) The cowboy.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) An old farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Crane states that any room can take on any character depending on ________________.

2. What does the cowboy do when he realizes he can't fight the Swede?

3. The patrons are _________________ and refuse to drink with the Swede.

4. What does the Swede do repeatedly at the bar?

5. Who falls to the floor and dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 8 begin?

2. What words mark the climax of the story?

3. How do the cowboy and Scully erupt after the Swede leaves the hotel?

4. What do the stove and the cardboard box represent in Chapter 7?

5. How does the author use foreshadowing in the behavior of Johnnie and the Swede prior to the card game?

6. How does the cowboy's anger exhibit during the fight and what does he yell?

7. How does the cowboy show that he is still agitated by the fight and what is Scully's response toward him?

8. What is the irony of the gambler's character?

9. What ensues after the Swede accuses Johnnie of cheating?

10. What is the Swede's fear about the fight initially?

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