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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 becomes a concern to the cowboy?

2. What does the Swede do while sitting by the stove?

3. Who serves the noon day meal?

4. What does the Swede threaten to do?

5. What would getting snowed in at the hotel mean to the men?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the mood in the hotel at the beginning of Chapter 2 and what happens to alter it?

3. How does the cowboy react to the Swede's unusual statement?

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

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

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

7. How could Scully be characterized?

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

9. How does Johnnie react to the Swede's startling statement?

10. How does the Swede behave when he rejoins the other men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of men in the 1800s when the men in the play are living their adult lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not have?

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Scully, Johnnie, the Easterner and the cowboy. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

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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