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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. Why is Jack feeling sympathy for Ullman as he says his goodbyes?

2. What gruesome literary work comes to mind as Danny stands at room 217?

3. What does Hallorann always smell before he shines?

4. What does Wendy tell Danny about his friend, Tony?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wendy decide to make Danny an appointment for a physical in Sidewinder?

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

3. What does Stephen King compare the Torrance family to as they go into the hotel during the snowstorm?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Jack call Mr. Ullman?

9. Describe the Overlook's cook, Halloran.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Interpret the feelings Wendy and Jack have for each other in the first part of the novel when Wendy describes how she met Jack.

2) Are their emotions authentic? Explain.

3) Are they truthful with each other? Give examples.

4) Compare these emotions with how they interact later in the novel, after they move to the Overlook.

5) What regrets do they have at the end of the novel with regard to their relationship?

6) How does their relationship differ from the first part of the novel?

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

1) Give three examples from the novel when Jack Torrance uses poor impulse control.

2) Summarize the reactions to these events by his coworkers, his friend Mr. Shockley, and his family.

3) Analyze the consequences of Jack's actions.

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