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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack wonder about Danny's blank face and catatonic state after he goes into Room 217?
(a) He is worried that Danny will never be the same
(b) He wonders if Danny never went in Room 217
(c) He thinks Danny might be play-acting to escape punishment
(d) He wonders what punishment he should give Danny for trespassing

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

3. What does Jack yank out of the snowmobile and throw in the snow?
(a) The brake cables
(b) The gearshift
(c) The magneto
(d) The gas tank

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

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

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

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

8. Who does Hallorann call for help to check on the Overlook?
(a) Al Shockley
(b) Durkin
(c) Ullman
(d) The rangers in Sidewinder

9. What happens when Danny tries to call Hallorann for help?
(a) The hedge lion jumps at him
(b) Tony screams at him to stop
(c) He loses his powers
(d) A shape carrying a mallet chases him, telling him to stop calling for help

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

11. Where does Dick Hallorann work after the tragedy at the Overlook?
(a) A bed and breakfast inn in Vermont
(b) A small resort in Maine
(c) A diner in New York
(d) A restaurant in Colorado

12. Halloran points toward the playground and what does Danny see?
(a) All the hedge animals are back in position, black and charred
(b) The hedge animals are still chasing them, even though they are burning
(c) The hedge animals are running in circles
(d) The hedge animals are standing and waving goodbye

13. How does Jack think Danny bruised his neck?
(a) He thinks Danny did it to himself
(b) He thinks he might have done it
(c) He thinks Danny did it on the swings
(d) He thinks Wendy did it

14. What does Danny realize about his father when Jack chases him?
(a) His father is going to get better
(b) His father never loved him
(c) His father no longer loves him
(d) His father is no longer human, but part of the Overlook

15. What do Wendy and Danny do with Jack?
(a) They throw him out in the snow
(b) They lock him in the pantry
(c) The lock him in the storage shed
(d) They lock him in the basement

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack have to promise Grady to get him to open the pantry door?

2. How does Wendy get away from Jack?

3. What does Danny discover when he tries to escape from Jack through the trapdoor?

4. What does Jack think about doing when he picks up the roque mallet in the shed?

5. Why does Danny scream when he looks into the bathroom mirror?

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