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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. Where are Jack and Wendy while the dead woman is strangling Danny?
(a) In the equipment shed
(b) In the basement
(c) Arguing
(d) Sleeping

2. What is the surprise item for Danny when he returns from the store?
(a) Some new books
(b) A wasp nest
(c) Pictures of him with Hallorann
(d) 3 dead wasps

3. As Jack is ready to leave Room 217, what happens?
(a) The door locks before he can get out
(b) He smells lavender soap and hears a metallic sound from the bathroom
(c) He sees a hedge lion in the doorway
(d) He sees blood on the floor

4. What is Halloran's assurance to Danny?
(a) There are only a few storms each winter
(b) There is nothing at Overlook that can hurt him
(c) Supplies will last all winter
(d) He will have lots to do in the winter

5. Where do both Danny and Wendy agree to spend the winter?
(a) In Sidewinder
(b) At the Overlook
(c) In Vermont
(d) At her mother's

Short Answer Questions

1. Who forces reconciliation between Wendy and her mother?

2. How does Ullman describe the Florida place?

3. How does Jack respond to Wendy's suggestion Danny get a check-up?

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

5. What does Jack think about when he takes a break from trimming the topiary animals and goes to the playground?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe what Halloran says is the "shinin' on," after Danny confides in him about the nightmares he has concerning the Overlook.

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

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

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

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