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

2. What does the bartender pretend not to notice?
(a) The Swede's bloody face.
(b) The Swede's big ears.
(c) The Swede's torn clothes.
(d) The Swede's shabby coat.

3. Who is the man accused of cheating?
(a) The Swede.
(b) The cowboy.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) The farmer.

4. What does the bartender ultimately ask the Swede?
(a) Where he is headed.
(b) What his line of work is.
(c) If he wants to run a tab.
(d) How he injured his face.

5. What do the men do after the Swede falls to the floor?
(a) Leave the saloon.
(b) Keep drinking whiskey.
(c) Throw him out in the snow.
(d) Try to revive him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says he would like the chance to fight the Swede?

2. Scully tells the cowboy that it ________________________ to fight the Swede.

3. Who does the Swede partner with in the evening card game?

4. Where do the men decide to hold the fight?

5. What time is the meal served at the beginning of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is another card game decided after supper?

3. What words mark the climax of the story?

4. Describe the Swede's snide behavior as he leaves the hotel.

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

6. How does the author show that Scully has lost all reserves and control of his behavior after the Swede leaves?

7. Explain how each of the characters responds in character to the accusation of cheating.

8. What is the significance of the debt between the Swede and Scully and the cash register at the end of the story?

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

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

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