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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 does Wendy assume happened to Danny's neck?

2. What does Danny say happened to him in Room 217?

3. What does Jack dream his father tells him through the radio?

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

5. What transpires as Wendy is about to mention divorce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Danny when he concentrates, thinking very hard?

8. What is the message Jack receives from his dead father on the two-way radio?

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

10. Why does Jack compare his life to "The Great Wasp Nest of Life"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause Jack Torrance's life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he change emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward Wendy and Danny?

Essay Topic 2

1) Discuss how Jack Torrance's character changes from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How does his attitude change toward his family?

3) How does his attitude toward his fathering techniques change?

4) What are the differences in his attitude toward the way his father treated his mother differ from the beginning to the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze Jack's final acts in the story.

2) Was his character completely evil in the end?

3) Justify the answer with examples from the story.

4) What alternatives did he have at the climax of the story?

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