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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Halloran's assurance to Danny?
(a) There are only a few storms each winter
(b) He will have lots to do in the winter
(c) There is nothing at Overlook that can hurt him
(d) Supplies will last all winter

2. How does Jack respond to Wendy's suggestion Danny get a check-up?
(a) Rambles on about his childhood at Danny's age.
(b) Wordlessly stalks away
(c) A verbal rant at Wendy
(d) Says all three of them should get a check-up

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

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

5. What does Wendy do when she gets to Danny?
(a) She picks him up and runs to the bedroom
(b) She tells Jack to carry Danny to the bedroom
(c) She yells at Danny for scaring her
(d) She faints at the sight of Danny's neck

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

7. How many guest rooms in the Overlook?
(a) 90
(b) 200
(c) 110
(d) 135

8. 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

9. What is it that Jack and Al have in common?
(a) Wealthy ancestors
(b) Alcoholism
(c) Extramarital affairs
(d) Fondness for VWs

10. Why is Jack mocking George?
(a) Because George is dense
(b) Because George's father is wealthy
(c) Because George is a wimp
(d) Because George stutters

11. What is the time period when the Overlook is built?
(a) After the Civil War, 1868 to 1870
(b) After World War II, 1946 to 1948
(c) During the Great Depression
(d) Between 1907 to 1909

12. 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

13. What 3 words does Danny say as Jack is shaking him?
(a) Roque, Stroke, REDRUM
(b) Let Hallorann speak
(c) Stop shaking me
(d) Call the sheriff

14. What does Jack see in the bathroom of Room 217 the second time he looks?
(a) Hallorann's body
(b) A bathtub of blood
(c) Nothing again
(d) A woman's shape in the tub

15. What happens when Jack covers his eyes and then reopens them?
(a) The hedge animals are back in position
(b) The hedge lion moves closer
(c) Danny falls in the snow
(d) Snow has begun to fall

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wendy assume happened to Danny's neck?

2. What is the surprise item for Danny when he returns from the store?

3. What is Danny doing before bedtime that bothers Wendy?

4. Where does Wendy find Jack after she hears him screaming?

5. What phrase by Ullman echoed in Jack's mind?

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