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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 do Scully's daughters react to the Swede during the meal?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Boisterous.
(c) Flirtatious.
(d) Shy away in fright.

2. Who falls to the floor and dies?
(a) The gambler.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) The bartender.
(d) The Swede.

3. Who does the Swede mimic before leaving the hotel?
(a) Johnnie.
(b) The Easterner.
(c) Scully.
(d) The cowboy.

4. Why do the men have trouble hearing each other outside?
(a) The street traffic is loud.
(b) A band is playing in the church hall.
(c) The wind is so strong.
(d) The saloon is really jumping.

5. What do the men do after the Swede falls to the floor?
(a) Throw him out in the snow.
(b) Try to revive him.
(c) Leave the saloon.
(d) Keep drinking whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scully try to intercept a fight between the Swede and the cowboy?

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

3. Who does the Swede partner with in the evening card game?

4. What is the Swede's demeanor when he prepares to leave the hotel?

5. What does Johnnie say to the accusations that he has cheated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ensues after the Swede accuses Johnnie of cheating?

3. How does the fight actually end?

4. How does the cowboy antagonize the Swede when he is ready to leave the hotel?

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

6. What words mark the climax of the story?

7. How do the cowboy and the Easterner anticipate the fight as they stand in the cold?

8. How does Chapter 8 begin?

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

10. What is the Swede's fear about the fight initially?

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