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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. What is the last town before Overlook?

2. Why does Dr. Edmonds theorize Danny does not need Tony anymore?

3. What does Dr. Edmonds say Danny possesses?

4. What is the background of some guests of the Overlook that Jack reads in an article he finds in the basement?

5. What is student George Hatfield doing when Jack attacks him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jack call Mr. Ullman?

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

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

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

7. What does Wendy assume happened to Danny when she sees the red welts around his neck and how does she react?

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

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

10. What memory does Jack have that causes him feel worthless and shameful, making him want to drink?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Evaluate the relationship between Danny and his mother, Wendy.

2) How does Jack affect their relationship with one another?

3) What is it that causes Wendy to worry so much about Danny?

4) Give examples from the story of how they interact with one another.

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze Danny's struggles with having to deal with such extreme violence at an early age.

2) Would you say that his powers help him deal with his terror or only add to it? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) How does Stephen King use images of darkness, grotesque bodies, and the Danny's visions to convey the tone of the novel?

2) How does the weather add to this tone?

3) Justify the answers with examples from the novel.

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