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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. Who is it that Danny realizes is chasing him?

2. What does Jack say to Danny while he is chasing him with the mallet?

3. What does Jack do after Wendy stabs him?

4. Where does Danny find Wendy and Hallorann?

5. What does Lloyd tell Jack that the manager is interested in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Jack goes to the equipment shed and finds the snowmobile. What does he decide to do after he finds all the parts he needs to get the Skidoo running?

2. Why is Hallorann so frustrated when he gets off the plane in Denver?

3. Jack feels Wendy is nagging him when she continues to ask about finding the snowmobile to get away from the Overlook? As Jack dwells on what she has said, what solution does he come up with?

4. What advice does Hallorann give to Danny while they are living in Maine?

5. As Hallorann drives his car up the road to the Overlook, what message does he receive?

6. Does Wendy escape from Jack after she stabs him?

7. What events take place after Wendy finds Jack drunk on the floor?

8. What does Jack suddenly realize while he is in the basement looking over old rock and roll albums?

9. What does the conversation between Grady and Jack consist of while they are in the Colorado Lounge?

10. What is Danny dreaming when he awakens from a nightmare in the bedroom?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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