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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Swede think is against him?

2. What nationality is the owner of the hotel?

3. What is Scully's son's name?

4. What does the Swede do when the farmer leaves the game?

5. How does Scully get the Swede to smile?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scully try to show the Swede that he is a trusted man with a family?

2. What is the setting for THE BLUE HOTEL?

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

4. What happens after the farmer leaves a card game he had been playing with Scully's son, Johnnie?

5. What is the Swede's demeanor when he reenters the room with Scully?

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

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

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

9. How does Scully try to change the subject to prevent the Swede from leaving the hotel?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does Crane use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

There is much symbolism in this story regarding the stove. What does the stove symbolize for the men? What does it mean for Scully?

Essay Topic 3

Crane is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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