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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Wendy and Jack find Danny?

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

3. What does Danny see in the bathroom?

4. What is roque?

5. What thought is Hallorann shining to Danny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to terrify Danny as he contemplates opening the door to Room 217?

2. What are the changes Wendy notices in Jack that cause her to worry so much about him?

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

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

5. What does Danny imagine is outside his window after Tony warns him not to go to the hotel?

6. What view do the Torrance's see as they look out the window in the Overlook Hotel?

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

8. Describe the Overlook's cook, Halloran.

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

10. What does Danny see on the wallpaper as Ullman gives the Torrance's a tour of the Overlook?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the relationship between Danny and Dick Hallorann.

2) What does Hallorann tell Danny to do if he gets into any trouble?

3) How does this affect the outcome of the novel?

4) How does their "shining" affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Before moving to the Overlook with Danny and Jack, Wendy has a flashback about her life with Jack from the time he saves her from her mother, to the downward spiral of when he breaks Danny's arm.

1) What does this flashback reveal about her future relationship with Jack?

2) What does the flashback reveal about Jack's future actions?

3) How does Wendy's flashback prepare the reader for what is to come in the story?

Essay Topic 3

The Overlook is the main source of terror throughout the novel. It is mentioned in all parts of the story.

1) Explain the different images King gives of the Overlook as the book progresses.

2) What is the significance of the Overlook in each part of the novel?

3) What three different meanings does the Overlook have for each of the characters: Wendy, Danny, and Jack?

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