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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. Why does Jack think was the reason his father killed his mother?

2. What is the premonition Hallorann has after getting the call from Danny?

3. What is the terrible dream Danny awakens from?

4. How far does Hallorann have to detour because of the storm?

5. What happens when Wendy offers to help Jack upstairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events take place after Wendy finds Jack drunk on the floor?

2. Does Wendy escape from Jack after she stabs him?

3. Jack leaves Room 217 and goes back to the kitchen where Wendy and Danny are waiting. What does he tell them he found in Room 217?

4. What happens when the monster invading Jack's body goes into the boiler roo

5. What does Danny think about as he and Wendy wait in the bedroom with a kitchen knife in Wendy's hand?

6. What do Hallorann, Wendy, and Danny see as they are riding in the snowmobile on the way to Sidewinder?

7. What does Jack continue to scream while he is locked in the pantry?

8. Jack goes to the equipment shed and finds the snowmobile. What does he decide to do after he finds all the parts he needs to get the Skidoo running?

9. What is Dick Hallorann's reaction when he hears Danny's pleas for help in his head?

10. What advice does Hallorann give to Danny while they are living in Maine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What kind of an emotional impact does "the shining" have on Danny and his parents?

2) How does Danny's attitude toward his power differ from the beginning of the story to the end?

3) How does sharing the power with Mr. Hallorann change Danny's view of it?

4) How does Danny use his powers to resolve the conflict in the story?

Essay Topic 2

1) Discuss how Jack Torrance's character changes from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How does his attitude change toward his family?

3) How does his attitude toward his fathering techniques change?

4) What are the differences in his attitude toward the way his father treated his mother differ from the beginning to the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to each of the characters in the novel.

2) Explain the metamorphosis each of them experiences in the final chapter.

3) Describe how the image of Danny's fishing gives hope to both the reader and the surviving characters.

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