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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 does Jack respond to Wendy's suggestion Danny get a check-up?
(a) A verbal rant at Wendy
(b) Rambles on about his childhood at Danny's age.
(c) Says all three of them should get a check-up
(d) Wordlessly stalks away

2. What does Wendy do when she gets to Danny?
(a) She yells at Danny for scaring her
(b) She picks him up and runs to the bedroom
(c) She tells Jack to carry Danny to the bedroom
(d) She faints at the sight of Danny's neck

3. What would Jack do to the topiary animals if he owned the Overlook?
(a) Hire a professional landscaper to take care of them
(b) Fertilize the soil around them
(c) Trim them regularly
(d) Cut them all down

4. What is Wendy resigned to accept?
(a) Danny has an unbreakable bond with Jack
(b) Jack and Al will remain drunkards
(c) The family will always struggle and never get ahead
(d) Her restless nights will last the remainder of her lifetime

5. What happens when Jack covers his eyes and then reopens them?
(a) Danny falls in the snow
(b) Snow has begun to fall
(c) The hedge lion moves closer
(d) The hedge animals are back in position

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jack feeling sympathy for Ullman as he says his goodbyes?

2. What is student George Hatfield doing when Jack attacks him?

3. What does Jack see in the bathroom of Room 217 the second time he looks?

4. What does Jack do when he sees George in the act of vandalism?

5. Why is Mrs. Brent causing a fuss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack discover when he goes to investigate Room 217?

2. What does Danny's mother tell him about Tony?

3. Why does Mr. Ullman hire Jack to be the winter caretaker at the Overlook hotel?

4. What does Stephen King compare the Torrance family to as they go into the hotel during the snowstorm?

5. What does Wendy assume happened to Danny when she sees the red welts around his neck and how does she react?

6. What incident occurs that causes Jack to dislike the Overlook Hotel?

7. Why does Wendy decide to make Danny an appointment for a physical in Sidewinder?

8. What are the contents of the scrapbook Jack discovers in the basement of the Overlook?

9. When Danny comes out of his comatose state, he screams for his Daddy. What does he say and what assumption does Jack make?

10. Why does Wendy change her mind about divorcing Jack?

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