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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 did Danny lock the bathroom door?

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

3. As Jack is ready to leave Room 217, what happens?

4. What is Wendy resigned to accept?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What incident occurs that causes Jack to dislike the Overlook Hotel?

5. Describe the woman Danny sees when he enters the bathroom of Room 217.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the changes in Danny throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he the story progresses?

3) How do his attitudes change as his character develops?

4) Cite examples of the character changes Danny goes through as he lives through each terrifying scene.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Jack is afraid of being like his father.

1) Describe the accomplishments Jack achieves in his lifetime that makes him different from his father.

2) Explain why Jack's actions in the final sections of the story turn his fears about being like his father into reality.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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