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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scully look for under the bed?
(a) A pair of boots.
(b) An old coat.
(c) Dust.
(d) A blanket.

2. What does the Swede do when the farmer leaves the game?
(a) Yells.
(b) Swears.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

3. Scully's son becomes a partner with _______________ in a new card game.
(a) A minister.
(b) A logger.
(c) A whore.
(d) The cowboy.

4. How much does Scully tell the Swede he owes?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) One dollar.
(c) Two dollars.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does the Easterner think the Swede has read?
(a) The Bible.
(b) History books.
(c) Comic books about the West.
(d) Too many dime novels.

6. In what town is the hotel located?
(a) Fort Laramie.
(b) Fort Apache.
(c) Fort Romper.
(d) Fort Benning.

7. What nationality is the owner of the hotel?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) Italian.
(d) Irish.

8. What do the other men ask Scully after the Swede leaves?
(a) What Scully has on the supper menu.
(b) If Scully wants to play cards.
(c) If he thinks they will get snowed in.
(d) Why Scully is putting up with the Swede.

9. What is the noon meal called?
(a) Grub.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Brunch.
(d) Dinner.

10. To what topic does Scully change the subject?
(a) The growth of the town.
(b) Scully's family history.
(c) Books Scully has read.
(d) The Swede's wife and kids.

11. How does Scully get the Swede to smile?
(a) Buys him dinner.
(b) Pats him on the back.
(c) Tells a joke.
(d) Gives him a discount.

12. What does the Swede reply when Johnnie asks him what he meant by his outrageous statement?
(a) He thinks Johnnie is an idiot.
(b) He thinks all Westerners are crooks.
(c) He is certain he knows what he means.
(d) He thinks he's had too much whiskey.

13. In what time period does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?
(a) Late-1700s.
(b) Late-1900s.
(c) Early-1800s.
(d) Late-1800s.

14. Why does Scully go to the Swede's room?
(a) To change the linens.
(b) To drop off a newspaper.
(c) To drop off clean laundry.
(d) To try to figure out what is going on.

15. What is Scully's older son's profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Boxer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Chef.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Swede drink the whiskey?

2. How does the Swede respond when Johnnie says he does not know what the Swede meant by his outrageous comment?

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

4. What is the Swede's manner as Scully tries to change the subject?

5. What nationality does the cowboy think the Swede is?

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