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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39, On the Stairs | Chapter 40, In the Basement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jack call while Danny waits in the VW?
(a) George Hatfield
(b) Al Shockley
(c) Tony
(d) Stuart Ullman

2. Where do both Danny and Wendy agree to spend the winter?
(a) In Sidewinder
(b) At her mother's
(c) At the Overlook
(d) In Vermont

3. Where does Danny go after he opens the door to Room 217?
(a) To the mirror
(b) Into the bathroom
(c) To the mini bar
(d) To the bed

4. What happens to the boiler as Jack looks over old papers and invoices in the basement?
(a) It starts squealing and clanking
(b) It shuts down
(c) It explodes
(d) It catches fire

5. What is Danny doing before bedtime that bothers Wendy?
(a) Scattering his books on the floor
(b) Staring blankly out the bedroom window
(c) Mumbling as if conversing with an unseen person
(d) Reading aloud with a fierce intensity

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jack ranting before Danny provides the answer?

2. What is the surprise item for Danny when he returns from the store?

3. What is the "bad thing" the maid is showing Hallorann?

4. Where are Jack and Wendy while the dead woman is strangling Danny?

5. What does Jack wonder about Danny's blank face and catatonic state after he goes into Room 217?

(see the answer key)

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