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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 is student George Hatfield doing when Jack attacks him?
(a) Fondling Wendy
(b) Cheating during the debate team activity
(c) Hurting Danny's arm
(d) Puncturing Jack's VW tires

2. What old behaviors are Jack doing that has Wendy worried?
(a) Picking his eyebrows, biting his nails, spitting
(b) Anger, profanity, rage, rubbing his lips, silence
(c) Contradicting, dancing, biting his nails
(d) Laughing, passing out, biting his lip

3. What does Jack do when he goes to the Colorado Lounge?
(a) He starts a conversation with Lloyd, the bartender
(b) He thinks about how much he loves Wendy
(c) He sits on a barstool talking to his father
(d) He sits down and cries

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

5. How does Al Shockley react to Jack's idea about writing a historical book about the Overlook?
(a) He is critical of the idea, telling Jack to forget about it
(b) He wants to be mentioned in the book
(c) He loves the idea
(d) He wants Jack to begin the book right away

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Jack and Wendy while the dead woman is strangling Danny?

2. Where do Wendy and Jack find Danny?

3. What does Jack tell Ullman he intends to do?

4. Who forces reconciliation between Wendy and her mother?

5. What is Jack's conclusion as the reason he called Ullman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. Describe the Overlook's cook, Halloran.

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

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

9. Why does Jack compare his life to "The Great Wasp Nest of Life"?

10. Why does Jack call Mr. Ullman?

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