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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. Which of the following does not describe the conditions outside?

2. Who pleads for the men to stop the fight after Johnnie is injured?

3. What meal is served at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. Which of the following does not occur after the accusation of cheating occurs?

5. Who tells the Swede that the Swede has won?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use foreshadowing in the behavior of Johnnie and the Swede prior to the card game?

2. How does the cowboy's anger exhibit during the fight and what does he yell?

3. How can the supper at the hotel be described?

4. How does the cowboy show that he is still agitated by the fight and what is Scully's response toward him?

5. Describe the weather the men encounter when they go outside for the fight.

6. How does the Swede's obnoxious behavior result in his death?

7. How do the characters remain in their stereotypical roles during and after the fight?

8. How does the author show that Scully has lost all reserves and control of his behavior after the Swede leaves?

9. What is the significance of the debt between the Swede and Scully and the cash register at the end of the story?

10. How does the fight actually end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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