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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. Where do the men decide to hold the fight?
(a) In the pool hall.
(b) In the stable.
(c) In front of the building.
(d) On the side of the building.

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

3. Scully and the cowboy describe __________________ .
(a) Their first girlfriends.
(b) What they would do to the Swede.
(c) Their childhoods.
(d) Their mothers.

4. Who falls to the floor and dies?
(a) The bartender.
(b) The Swede.
(c) The gambler.
(d) The sheriff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Swede ask the bartender?

2. Which of the following does not describe the conditions outside?

3. What does the bartender do when the Swede becomes more demanding?

4. Who pleads for the men to stop the fight after Johnnie is injured?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How can the supper at the hotel be described?

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

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

6. How does the fight actually end?

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

8. How does the Swede's obnoxious behavior result in his death?

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

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

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