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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 when Jack covers his eyes and then reopens them?

2. Watson explains every hotel has its scandals. What is Overlook's?

3. As Danny lies awake, what does he imagine about flesh eating plants?

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

5. How much liquor remains in the Colorado Lounge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What event causes Al Shockley and Jack to swear off drinking?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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