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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. How does Jack feel about Danny going into Room 217?
(a) He doesn't blame Danny for going into the room
(b) Angry that Danny stole the key to the room
(c) He feels Danny should be punished no matter how scared he is
(d) He feels it is okay if Danny went into the room

2. What does Jack see in the bathroom of Room 217 the second time he looks?
(a) A bathtub of blood
(b) Nothing again
(c) A woman's shape in the tub
(d) Hallorann's body

3. What entire bottle of tablets did Jack chew to stop a hangover?
(a) Glucose
(b) Excedrin
(c) Anacin
(d) Liver pills

4. What phrase by Ullman echoed in Jack's mind?
(a) Winter is wonderful at Overlook
(b) You will not regret it
(c) You lost your temper
(d) The winter silence is soothing

5. Where does Wendy find Jack after she hears him screaming?
(a) In Ullman's office with a broken CB radio
(b) In the basement with the scrapbook in his lap
(c) At his typewriter
(d) In the pantry, cowering in the corner

Short Answer Questions

1. What thought arises when Jack ends the telephone call to Ullman?

2. Why is Jack ranting before Danny provides the answer?

3. What does Wendy tell Danny about his friend, Tony?

4. How much liquor remains in the Colorado Lounge?

5. Who is sitting at the lobby fireplace on the Overlook's closing day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack call Mr. Ullman?

2. What vision does Danny experience when Dr. Bill asks him to try and contact Tony?

3. What scares Jack as he turns to look at the topiary from the playground?

4. What memory does Jack have that causes him feel worthless and shameful, making him want to drink?

5. Describe the Overlook's cook, Halloran.

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

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

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

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

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