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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hallorann get a snowmobile in the middle of a storm?
(a) He rents it from Larry Durkin in Sidewinder
(b) The snowplow driver gives it to him
(c) He finds it on the side of the road
(d) He buys it in Sidewinder

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

3. What is Jack's reaction when Wendy tells him for a second time that they have to get off the mountain?
(a) He is angry at her nagging and wants to kill her
(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 says that he will fix the snowmobile

4. How do Danny and Wendy react after Jack tells them he found nothing in Room 217?
(a) They are relieved
(b) They think he is lying
(c) They are still worried
(d) They are suspicious

5. What does Danny tell Wendy when she asks him if he talked to Tony?
(a) He tells her that Tony isn't real
(b) He tells her that Tony doesn't want to help
(c) He tells her that he doesn't want to talk to Tony
(d) He says that the things in the hotel won't let Tony come anymore

6. How do Danny and Wendy try to drown out Jack's screams?
(a) Cover their ears
(b) Listen to music
(c) Read books out loud
(d) Sing a song

7. What does Jack think about doing when he picks up the roque mallet in the shed?
(a) Throwing it out in the snow
(b) Destroying the snowmobile
(c) Locking it in the tool box
(d) Burning it in the furnace

8. Why does Jack think was the reason his father killed his mother?
(a) He lost his temper
(b) He was out of his mind
(c) Out of a demand for respect
(d) He didn't know what he was doing.

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

10. What is the terrible dream Danny awakens from?
(a) He dreams that the dead woman in Room 217 strangled him
(b) He dreams that Jack hits him with a mallet
(c) He dreams that he and his mother watch as the hotel burns to the ground, seeing Jack on fire
(d) He dreams that the hedge lion ripped him to pieces

11. How does Wendy get away from Jack?
(a) She bites his face
(b) Danny bites his leg
(c) Danny jumps on Jack from behind the bar
(d) She kicks him

12. What does Hallorann see in the window of the Presidential Suite as the Overlook burns?
(a) He sees Lloyd and Mr. Grady screaming
(b) He sees Jack Torrance burning
(c) He sees the dead woman from Room 217 melting
(d) He sees a dark shape that looks like a swarming nest of wasps

13. Where does Wendy find a job after she recovers from her injuries?
(a) Al Shockley finds her a job in Maryland
(b) She gets a job at a school in Maine
(c) She works as an assistant cook for Hallorann
(d) She becomes a teacher in New Hampshire

14. How does Hallorann escape from the hedge lion's attack?
(a) He uses his power to think it away
(b) He pours gasoline on the lion, setting it on fire
(c) He crawls into a crevasse by the road
(d) He starts the snowmobile which scares the lion away

15. Wendy is severely injured. How does she get out of the Overlook?
(a) Hallorann carries both Wendy and Danny out of the hotel
(b) She manages to crawl out the door
(c) She lets herself drop out the window
(d) Danny drags her out of the hotel

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Danny scream and wake Wendy?

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

3. What blocks Danny's path when he goes to find his father?

4. What does Hallorann tell Danny to do if he ever needs him?

5. What does Jack yank out of the snowmobile and throw in the snow?

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