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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 card game is Scully's son playing?

2. What is the noon meal called?

3. With whom is Scully's son playing cards?

4. The Swede becomes a partner with ________________ in a new card game.

5. In what state does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scully retrieve from under the bed in his room?

2. What role does Scully play in the conflict between the men and the Swede and how does he attempt to rectify it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of the cowboy. 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 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Johnnie and the Swede. What are their roles within the story? Why is there such animosity between the two?

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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