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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. What is the name of Scully's older son?

2. What kind of card players are the Swede and the Easterner?

3. Who is the owner of the hotel?

4. What does Scully look for under the bed?

5. What does Scully show the Swede?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what is Stephen Crane best known in his writing style?

2. What shocking statement does the Swede make that unnerves the other men?

3. Why is the Swede a difficult character to grasp?

4. What is the premise of THE BLUE HOTEL?

5. How do the cowboy, the Easterner and Johnnie react to the Swede's unusual behavior?

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

7. Who are the two children in the portraits that Scully shows the Swede?

8. Why does Scully go to the Swede's room?

9. How does the Swede display unusual behavior after dinner?

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

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

Create a brief character study of the Swede. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Swede change over the course of the story? Why does the author make his character so volatile? Is there any significance to his ethnic and cultural background? Explain.

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