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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 Jack decide to do if Wendy asks him why Danny said that he knew about the hedge animals?
(a) He will tell Wendy everything he knows about the strange events in the Overlook
(b) He will deny it
(c) He will not answer her
(d) He will say that Danny is schizophrenic

2. What happens to Jack when he tries to break down the bathroom door?
(a) He breaks his hand
(b) He finds he cannot get through the sturdy door
(c) Wendy slashes his hands with razors
(d) He faints

3. Where does Wendy find a job after she recovers from her injuries?
(a) She becomes a teacher in New Hampshire
(b) Al Shockley finds her a job in Maryland
(c) She gets a job at a school in Maine
(d) She works as an assistant cook for Hallorann

4. What sound awakens the Torrances?
(a) The elevator running up and down the shaft
(b) Breaking glass
(c) Screams from Room 217
(d) Howling outside the window

5. How does Hallorann get a snowmobile in the middle of a storm?
(a) The snowplow driver gives it to him
(b) He rents it from Larry Durkin in Sidewinder
(c) He finds it on the side of the road
(d) He buys it in Sidewinder

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Danny to call for Hallorann?

2. What does Jack say to Danny while he is chasing him with the mallet?

3. What is Jack trying to repair to take his family to town?

4. What happens to the boiler as Jack looks over old papers and invoices in the basement?

5. What does Wendy remember that gets her excited?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack suddenly realize while he is in the basement looking over old rock and roll albums?

2. What does Jack see and hear when he goes to the Colorado Lounge?

3. What does Tony tell Danny while they are in the world away from the Overlook?

4. What events take place after Wendy finds Jack drunk on the floor?

5. What reply does Dick Hallorann get from the ranger station when he calls them, asking that they go check on the Torrances?

6. What does Danny think about as he and Wendy wait in the bedroom with a kitchen knife in Wendy's hand?

7. What does the conversation between Grady and Jack consist of while they are in the Colorado Lounge?

8. Why is Hallorann so frustrated when he gets off the plane in Denver?

9. What deal does Jack make with Grady if he lets him out of the pantry?

10. What is Danny dreaming when he awakens from a nightmare in the bedroom?

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