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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. How many times was Annie hospitalized as a baby?

2. What does Dr. Blumenfeld tell Annie that she has that allows her to see people as they really are?

3. What emotion do the paintings that Annie finds on her front porch evoke in her?

4. What does Ben not want to be on their last day together?

5. Who does Dr. Blumenfeld tell Annie that little Annie reminds him of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you believe Melanie actually come to take care of Annie while she was sick, or was this a hallucination?

2. Why does Annie believe a child's earliest memories are forgotten?

3. How does Ben react when he breaks his teacher's window?

4. Why is Ben's play about the burning house significant?

5. Does Annie believe that Dr. Blumenfeld will be able to help her?

6. Why does Rachael tell Annie that she should not promise Ben that she would come to visit him?

7. What is the main reason that Annie envisions killing herself?

8. What common fantasy do Dr. Blumenfeld and Annie have?

9. What does Annie believe Dr. Blumenfeld is interested in learning from Annie?

10. What has happened with Ben since Annie last saw him at Glenwood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shining is a term that can be used to describe a means of nonverbal communication between two people. With this definition in mind, do you believe that Annie and Ben had this sort of relationship? Why or why not? Defend your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

In a poem to Ben, Annie writes that, "What you fear most has already happened." As Annie is in therapy with Blumenfeld, she discovers that the line refers to her own life as well as Ben's. 1. What do you believe this line means? 2. How does it refer to Ben's life? 3. How does it pertain to Annie's life?

Essay Topic 3

Prepare a character sketch for Melanie. Be sure to include aspects such as 1. physical appearance, 2. technique in working with Annie, 3. Melanie's role in the novel, 4. who Melanie represents to Annie.

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