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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Hallorann tell his boss to get three days off to go help Danny?
(a) That his ex-wife died
(b) That he just found out he has cancer
(c) That his son was shot and in the hospital
(d) That his daughter is sick

2. What does Jack say to Danny while he is chasing him with the mallet?
(a) He tells Danny that Wendy is dead
(b) He tells Danny to come out and take his medicine for what he did wrong
(c) He tells Danny that he is sorry
(d) He tells Danny they will run away from the hotel

3. What does Jack say is in the elevator?
(a) A broken cable
(b) Nothing
(c) A leaky pipe
(d) A fire hose

4. Who is it that Danny realizes is chasing him?
(a) The wasps from the nest Jack found
(b) It is the evil force of the Overlook hiding behind his father's face
(c) The woman in Room 217
(d) Lloyd and Mr. Grady

5. What does Hallorann see as he turns into the Overlook drive?
(a) The hedge lion
(b) Wendy, covered in blood
(c) Danny, crying
(d) Jack, holding a mallet

6. How does Wendy get away from Jack?
(a) She scrambles into the bedroom and locks herself in the bathroom
(b) She locks him in the bedroom
(c) She pushes him down the stairs
(d) She knocks him unconscious

7. How does Wendy ward off Jack?
(a) She stabs him in the back with a kitchen knife
(b) She grabs the mallet and hits him
(c) She hits him with a fireplace poker
(d) She throws a chair at him

8. What fills Hallorann's head as he drives to the Overlook?
(a) The idea of turning around
(b) A terrifying voice, telling him to stay away from the Overlook
(c) A bright light
(d) Thoughts of blood and destruction

9. What is it that Danny says to get Jack to leave him alone?
(a) Wendy is behind Jack with a knife
(b) The time Jack broke his arm
(c) The boiler has not been checked and might explode
(d) Mr. Hallorann is coming up the stairs

10. Why does Danny use his "shining" to call Hallorann?
(a) To tell him they might need his help
(b) To help them get out of the Overlook
(c) To tell his to stay away from the hotel
(d) To let him know that everything is okay

11. What does Jack see while he is locked in the pantry?
(a) He sees his father's murder of his mother with a cane
(b) He sees Danny laughing at him
(c) He sees his father crying with guilt for murdering Jack's mother
(d) He sees Ullman grinning

12. What does Wendy find when she goes to make lunch?
(a) Jack, on the floor beside the bar
(b) Ullman, on the front steps
(c) The front door is open
(d) A hedge lion in the lobby

13. What is Jack's reaction when Wendy tells him for a second time that they have to get off the mountain?
(a) He says that he will fix the snowmobile
(b) He tells her he will try to think of something
(c) He tells her he is sorry, but he doesn't know what to do
(d) He is angry at her nagging and wants to kill her

14. What blocks Danny's path when he goes to find his father?
(a) The hedge lion
(b) The dead woman
(c) The fire hose
(d) A man in a dog costume who threatens Danny

15. What is Jack trying to repair to take his family to town?
(a) A snowmobile
(b) The hotel truck
(c) An old snowplow
(d) A jeep

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dick Hallorann work after the tragedy at the Overlook?

2. Why can't the rangers check on the Overlook?

3. What happens when the monster invading Jack's body goes into the boiler room?

4. What does Danny wonder when Wendy tells him they will get out in the spring?

5. Halloran points toward the playground and what does Danny see?

(see the answer keys)

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