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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. What does Scully ask the Swede to do?

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

3. What kind of card players are the Swede and the Easterner?

4. What is Scully's son's name?

5. In what state does THE BLUE HOTEL take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Easterner and the cowboy view the Swede differently?

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

3. How does Scully try to change the subject to prevent the Swede from leaving the hotel?

4. For what is Stephen Crane best known in his writing style?

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

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. Who are the two children in the portraits that Scully shows the Swede?

8. What shocking statement does the Swede make that unnerves the other men?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephen Crane was an author known for naturalism in his work. Cite at least three examples of naturalism in THE BLUE HOTEL and give reasons for your answers.

Essay Topic 2

THE BLUE HOTEL is a classic story of fear and reprisal. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does Crane use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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