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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Swede react at first to the bottle of whiskey?
(a) He pushes it away.
(b) He licks his lips.
(c) He grabs for it.
(d) He is frightened.

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

3. 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.

4. The young man is accused of ____________________.
(a) Robbing a bank.
(b) Killing his father.
(c) Raping a woman.
(d) Cheating at cards.

5. What is wrapped in the old coat that Scully pulls from underneath the bed?
(a) A bottle of whiskey.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) A framed picture.
(d) A bundle of cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following men does not discuss the situation with the Swede at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What does the Swede threaten to do?

3. What does the Swede do as Scully talks to him?

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

5. What card game is Scully's son playing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Scully's response to the men who want to know why Scully tolerates the insufferable Swede?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Scully try to show the Swede that he is a trusted man with a family?

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

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

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