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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 Jack thinking as he gazes at the wasp nest?

2. What is the important responsibility of the caretaker that Ullman reminds Jack of?

3. What happens as Danny stands at the bedroom window at 2 AM?

4. Who forces reconciliation between Wendy and her mother?

5. What does Wendy assume happened to Danny's neck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What scares Jack as he turns to look at the topiary from the playground?

3. What view do the Torrance's see as they look out the window in the Overlook Hotel?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are the changes Wendy notices in Jack that cause her to worry so much about him?

10. What does Danny tell Jack and Wendy once he has gained control of himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the image of the wasp's nest which Jack finds on the roof of the Overlook and how it comes to life in Danny's bedroom to the mention of a wasp's nest by Hallorann at the end of the story.

2) What does the wasp's nest symbolize?

3) What images does Hallorann use to describe the angry wasps in the Overlook's smoking window?

4) How do these images compare to the images of the wasps in Danny's room?

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Jack Torrance and his father.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on one another.

3) How is each character realistic in their struggles with alcohol?

4) How are their roles as husbands and fathers alike or different?

Essay Topic 3

1) Evaluate the relationship between Danny and his mother, Wendy.

2) How does Jack affect their relationship with one another?

3) What is it that causes Wendy to worry so much about Danny?

4) Give examples from the story of how they interact with one another.

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