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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. Where does Scully go at the beginning of Chapter 3?
2. Why does the Swede get up and leave the room?
3. What do the other men think of the Swede?
4. In what season of the year does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?
5. What card game is Scully's son playing?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what is Stephen Crane best known in his writing style?
2. What is Scully's response to the Swede's intention to leave the hotel?
3. How do the cowboy, the Easterner and Johnnie react to the Swede's unusual behavior?
4. Who are the three train passengers that Scully brings to his hotel?
5. What is the setting for THE BLUE HOTEL?
6. 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?
7. How does the Swede react to the whiskey offered to him by Scully?
8. What shocking statement does the Swede make that unnerves the other men?
9. What is Scully's response to the men who want to know why Scully tolerates the insufferable Swede?
10. How could Scully be characterized?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the significance of the story's title. What did the author mean by calling the book THE BLUE HOTEL? Cite an example to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What does the blue hotel symbolize in the story? Is there a reason Scully chose the color blue? Are there any psychological or cultural reasons for Scully's choice of color? Explain.
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