The Shining Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Shining Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What entire bottle of tablets did Jack chew to stop a hangover?
(a) Anacin
(b) Liver pills
(c) Excedrin
(d) Glucose

2. What is student George Hatfield doing when Jack attacks him?
(a) Fondling Wendy
(b) Puncturing Jack's VW tires
(c) Cheating during the debate team activity
(d) Hurting Danny's arm

3. What is Wendy resigned to accept?
(a) Jack and Al will remain drunkards
(b) Her restless nights will last the remainder of her lifetime
(c) Danny has an unbreakable bond with Jack
(d) The family will always struggle and never get ahead

4. How does Jack feel about Danny going into Room 217?
(a) Angry that Danny stole the key to the room
(b) He feels it is okay if Danny went into the room
(c) He doesn't blame Danny for going into the room
(d) He feels Danny should be punished no matter how scared he is

5. Why is Watson lingering in the lobby after staff has departed?
(a) He has misplaced his luggage
(b) To collect his pay from Ullman
(c) To remind Jack to closely monitor the furnace and boiler
(d) To give Ullman his keys

6. What is the outcome of Jack's attack on George Hatfield?
(a) George buys 4 new tires for the VW
(b) Jack remains on the faculty 2 more years, George switches teachers
(c) Jack is fired, George is expelled from school
(d) George offers the use of his car for the move to the Overlook

7. Why is Danny sitting on the curb sulking?
(a) Tom, the drunk man on the third floor scares him
(b) His mother has just screamed and scolded him
(c) His dog is missing for over 1 hour
(d) He awaits his father to fix his glider

8. What does Tony do as he stands at the bus stop down the block?
(a) Signals Danny to join him
(b) He tells Danny not to go
(c) Insanely laughs in to the darkness
(d) Grins and slowly walks toward Danny

9. What thought arises when Jack ends the telephone call to Ullman?
(a) He needs to find Wendy and Danny and return to Overlook
(b) You lost your temper again, Jack
(c) The winter will not be so bad
(d) Al Shockley is not a reliable friend

10. How does Ullman describe the Florida place?
(a) A dump
(b) A smaller version of Overlook
(c) Will be closed forever next year
(d) Better furnished than Overlook

11. What indicates to Wendy that all is not right with Danny?
(a) He chatters non-stop
(b) He is tired all the time
(c) Bad dreams every night
(d) She thinks he has lost weight

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

13. What does Jack do when he goes to the Colorado Lounge?
(a) He sits down and cries
(b) He starts a conversation with Lloyd, the bartender
(c) He thinks about how much he loves Wendy
(d) He sits on a barstool talking to his father

14. What gruesome literary work comes to mind as Danny stands at room 217?
(a) How the Devil Married Three Sisters
(b) Bluebeard
(c) Fitcher's Bird
(d) The Bloody Chamber

15. What occurs at the scenic turnout?
(a) Danny realizes REDRUM is at the Overlook
(b) The VW overheats and stalls for hours
(c) Wendy comments on heavy traffic coming from Overlook
(d) Wendy refuses to look at the panorama

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Wendy and Jack find Danny?

2. Why is Jack mocking George?

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

4. What is it that scares Danny before his shine ends at the curb?

5. As Danny runs to the door, what does he remember Hallorann told him?

(see the answer keys)

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