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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 Wendy tell Danny about his friend, Tony?
(a) She believes in him
(b) It's okay for Danny to have an imaginary friend
(c) She doesn't think he is real
(d) Danny is too old for an imaginary friend

2. What does Tony do as he stands at the bus stop down the block?
(a) Insanely laughs in to the darkness
(b) Signals Danny to join him
(c) Grins and slowly walks toward Danny
(d) He tells Danny not to go

3. What does Jack think about when he takes a break from trimming the topiary animals and goes to the playground?
(a) He thinks about Danny's friend, Tony
(b) He thinks about his life with his alcoholic father
(c) He thinks about his life in Vermont
(d) He thinks about Wendy's mother

4. Why is Jack ranting before Danny provides the answer?
(a) The VW fuel pump has failed
(b) The movers broke at least 6 things
(c) Wendy's expensive wristwatch is missing
(d) He cannot locate the trunk labeled

5. What is Jack thinking as he gazes at the wasp nest?
(a) Symbolic of his life's experiences
(b) The bug bomb might not be effective
(c) One of the smallest he has ever seen
(d) Danny will be in danger while playing on the lawn

Short Answer Questions

1. What old behaviors are Jack doing that has Wendy worried?

2. As he ascends the basement stairs, what words of Watson does he recall?

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

4. What would Jack do to the topiary animals if he owned the Overlook?

5. What does Wendy sense from the moment Danny is born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Danny when he concentrates, thinking very hard?

2. What happens to terrify Danny as he contemplates opening the door to Room 217?

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

4. Why does Mr. Ullman hire Jack to be the winter caretaker at the Overlook hotel?

5. Why does Wendy decide to make Danny an appointment for a physical in Sidewinder?

6. What does Danny tell Jack and Wendy once he has gained control of himself?

7. Why does Jack call Mr. Ullman?

8. Why does Wendy change her mind about divorcing Jack?

9. What are the contents of the scrapbook Jack discovers in the basement of the Overlook?

10. Describe the woman Danny sees when he enters the bathroom of Room 217.

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