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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Danny tell his mother when she asks him to ask Tony if they should leave the hotel?
(a) He says that he is mad at Tony
(b) He says that Tony can't come anymore
(c) He says that he can't make Tony come
(d) He tells her he doesn't like to talk to Tony

2. Why doesn't Danny want to go to his grandmother's?
(a) His grandmother's house smells
(b) He knows about the hatred between Wendy and her mother
(c) He doesn't like his grandmother's cooking
(d) His grandmother has mean cats

3. What is the purpose of the thermostats at Overlook?
(a) Are just for show, not connected
(b) Are all set at the same temperature
(c) Keep the dust to a minimum
(d) Control the guest rooms within 2 degrees of setting

4. What does Jack dream his father tells him through the radio?
(a) To take Danny off the mountain
(b) To get out of the Overlook
(c) To kill himself
(d) To kill Danny

5. When Danny breaks free from Wendy's arms, what does he scream?
(a) Daddy did it!
(b) Lloyd did it!
(c) It was her!
(d) Mr. Grady did it!

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wendy do when she gets to Danny?

2. What is the background of some guests of the Overlook that Jack reads in an article he finds in the basement?

3. What does Jack do when he sees George in the act of vandalism?

4. What is the "bad thing" the maid is showing Hallorann?

5. What is student George Hatfield doing when Jack attacks him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Danny's mother tell him about Tony?

2. What incident occurs that causes Jack to dislike the Overlook Hotel?

3. What event causes Al Shockley and Jack to swear off drinking?

4. What is the message Jack receives from his dead father on the two-way radio?

5. What is Jack's gut reaction once Mr. Ullman leaves the Overlook and the Torrance family is left alone?

6. What does Jack discover when he goes to investigate Room 217?

7. What incident occurs at the school Jack formerly taught that gives the reader an idea of Jack's temper?

8. What does Danny imagine is outside his window after Tony warns him not to go to the hotel?

9. When Danny comes out of his comatose state, he screams for his Daddy. What does he say and what assumption does Jack make?

10. Why does Danny grab the guardrail and become faint when the family is looking at the Overlook Hotel for the first time?

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