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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. Why does Jack slap Danny?
(a) Danny is disrespectful to Wendy
(b) Danny refuses to answer Jack's questions
(c) Danny tells Jack that he knows Jack saw the hedge animals move
(d) Danny cries for his blanket

2. 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 involved in murder, drug trafficking, tax evasion, prostitution, bootlegging and illegal gambling
(c) They were upstanding political figures
(d) They were film stars and entertainers

3. Why doesn't Danny want to go to his grandmother's?
(a) His grandmother's house smells
(b) His grandmother has mean cats
(c) He doesn't like his grandmother's cooking
(d) He knows about the hatred between Wendy and her mother

4. What is the last town before Overlook?
(a) Ullman Township
(b) Sidewinder Pass
(c) Stovington
(d) Rexall

5. What does Jack find when he first pulls back the shower curtain in Room 217?
(a) The dead woman
(b) A hedge lion
(c) Nothing
(d) Confetti

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack feel about Danny going into Room 217?

2. As Jack is ready to leave Room 217, what happens?

3. What happens to Danny when he plays in the concrete ring tunnels?

4. How do Danny and Wendy react after Jack tells them he found nothing in Room 217?

5. What sound awakens the Torrances?

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