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

2. What does Danny tell his mother when she asks him to ask Tony if they should leave the hotel?
(a) He says that he can't make Tony come
(b) He says that he is mad at Tony
(c) He says that Tony can't come anymore
(d) He tells her he doesn't like to talk to Tony

3. What would Jack do to the topiary animals if he owned the Overlook?
(a) Trim them regularly
(b) Cut them all down
(c) Hire a professional landscaper to take care of them
(d) Fertilize the soil around them

4. What is Jack thinking as he gazes at the wasp nest?
(a) Danny will be in danger while playing on the lawn
(b) Symbolic of his life's experiences
(c) The bug bomb might not be effective
(d) One of the smallest he has ever seen

5. What thought is Hallorann shining to Danny?
(a) Pretend illness and get out of Overlook today
(b) Your family is in danger at Overlook
(c) Your father hates you
(d) Sure you don't want to go to Florida doc?

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack's father kill his mother?

2. Who does Jack begin to blame for all the trouble at the hotel?

3. What does Wendy do when she gets to Danny?

4. Why did Danny lock the bathroom door?

5. What is it that Jack and Al have in common?

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