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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. What does Wendy tell Danny about his friend, Tony?
(a) She believes in him
(b) It's okay for Danny to have an imaginary friend
(c) She doesn't think he is real
(d) Danny is too old for an imaginary friend

2. Where does Wendy find Jack after she hears him screaming?
(a) In Ullman's office with a broken CB radio
(b) At his typewriter
(c) In the pantry, cowering in the corner
(d) In the basement with the scrapbook in his lap

3. What does Wendy remember that gets her excited?
(a) They can ski down the mountain
(b) There is an old truck in the shed
(c) There is a ski lift that will carry them down the mountain
(d) There is a snowmobile in the shed

4. What does Wendy think as she, Danny, and Jack watch the snow fall?
(a) What will become of them?
(b) If Danny will have to go to the doctor
(c) If she can save her marriage
(d) If it will ever be spring

5. What is the background of some guests of the Overlook that Jack reads in an article he finds in the basement?
(a) They were the families of heroes who served in the war
(b) They were film stars and entertainers
(c) They were involved in murder, drug trafficking, tax evasion, prostitution, bootlegging and illegal gambling
(d) They were upstanding political figures

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danny see in the bathroom?

2. Why does Danny run toward the porch of the hotel when he is playing in the snow?

3. What is Halloran's assurance to Danny?

4. What gruesome literary work comes to mind as Danny stands at room 217?

5. Who is sitting at the lobby fireplace on the Overlook's closing day?

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