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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 happens when Danny tries to call Hallorann for help?
(a) He loses his powers
(b) The hedge lion jumps at him
(c) Tony screams at him to stop
(d) A shape carrying a mallet chases him, telling him to stop calling for help

2. What happens to the boiler as Jack looks over old papers and invoices in the basement?
(a) It shuts down
(b) It catches fire
(c) It starts squealing and clanking
(d) It explodes

3. What does Wendy do when she gets away from Jack?
(a) She pleads with him not to hurt her
(b) She smashes a wine bottle over his head
(c) She runs out into the snow with Danny
(d) She tells Jack she is sorry

4. What does Wendy vow to do if Danny is in danger?
(a) Take him into the mountains if she has to
(b) Hide in the basement with him
(c) Get the snowmobile started and escape
(d) Go to her mothers

5. What does Jack do when Hallorann walks past his hiding place?
(a) He runs out of the elevator and down the hall
(b) He punches Hallorann and tells him to get out of the hotel
(c) He stays very quiet, so Hallorann won't find him
(d) He comes out of the elevator and strikes Hallorann on the head with the mallet

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack think Danny bruised his neck?

2. What does Hallorann see in the window of the Presidential Suite as the Overlook burns?

3. How do Danny and Wendy react after Jack tells them he found nothing in Room 217?

4. What happens to Lloyd when Jack asks what the manager wants with his son?

5. Where does Danny find Wendy and Hallorann?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the monster invading Jack's body goes into the boiler roo

3. Jack feels Wendy is nagging him when she continues to ask about finding the snowmobile to get away from the Overlook? As Jack dwells on what she has said, what solution does he come up with?

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

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

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

7. Danny realizes he needs help after Tony explains that he can't come anymore because the spirits in the Overlook won't let him. What does Danny do once he discovers that REDRUM spells MURDER?

8. What plans do Wendy have for the future?

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

10. What advice does Hallorann give to Danny while they are living in Maine?

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