The Shining Summary
Stephen King

Everything you need to understand or teach The Shining by Stephen King.

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  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
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The Shining Summary

A boy’s special perception and a possessed hotel interact with deadly results in the novel “The Shining” by Stephen King. Five-year-old Danny Torrence and his parents, Jack and Wendy, are spending the winter at a resort high in the Colorado mountains. It is Jack’s last chance at a job to get his writing and teaching career back on track. Instead of concentrating on his writing, Jack is distracted by...

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