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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 happens as Danny stands at the bedroom window at 2 AM?

2. What indicates to Wendy that all is not right with Danny?

3. What does Wendy assume happened to Danny's neck?

4. What 3 words does Danny say as Jack is shaking him?

5. What is roque?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Danny comes out of his comatose state, he screams for his Daddy. What does he say and what assumption does Jack make?

3. Why does Danny grab the guardrail and become faint when the family is looking at the Overlook Hotel for the first time?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What is the message King is trying to convey about alcohol and abuse in the novel?

2) Does he depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through the members of the Torrance family?

3) Are the human qualities of each character true to life? Explain.

4) How do the characters convey the everyday struggles of life?

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze the image of the wasp's nest which Jack finds on the roof of the Overlook and how it comes to life in Danny's bedroom to the mention of a wasp's nest by Hallorann at the end of the story.

2) What does the wasp's nest symbolize?

3) What images does Hallorann use to describe the angry wasps in the Overlook's smoking window?

4) How do these images compare to the images of the wasps in Danny's room?

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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