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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 is the important responsibility of the caretaker that Ullman reminds Jack of?

2. What occurs at the scenic turnout?

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

4. Why is Watson lingering in the lobby after staff has departed?

5. As he ascends the basement stairs, what words of Watson does he recall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What vision does Danny experience when Dr. Bill asks him to try and contact Tony?

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

3. What happens to terrify Danny as he contemplates opening the door to Room 217?

4. Describe the woman Danny sees when he enters the bathroom of Room 217.

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

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

7. What event causes Al Shockley and Jack to swear off drinking?

8. What does Danny imagine is outside his window after Tony warns him not to go to the hotel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze Danny's struggles with having to deal with such extreme violence at an early age.

2) Would you say that his powers help him deal with his terror or only add to it? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

1) What is the message King is trying to convey about alcohol and abuse in the novel?

2) Does he depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through the members of the Torrance family?

3) Are the human qualities of each character true to life? Explain.

4) How do the characters convey the everyday struggles of life?

Essay Topic 3

Before moving to the Overlook with Danny and Jack, Wendy has a flashback about her life with Jack from the time he saves her from her mother, to the downward spiral of when he breaks Danny's arm.

1) What does this flashback reveal about her future relationship with Jack?

2) What does the flashback reveal about Jack's future actions?

3) How does Wendy's flashback prepare the reader for what is to come in the story?

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