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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 does Scully try to do with the Swede?

2. How does the Swede drink the whiskey?

3. The young man is accused of ____________________.

4. Where does the Easterner think the Swede has put himself?

5. What color is the hotel painted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the premise of THE BLUE HOTEL?

10. What is ironic about Scully showing the pictures of his children to the frightened Swede?

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

Create a brief character study of Scully. 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?

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