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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 does Jack force Danny to look out the window at the topiary?

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

3. What does Danny realize about his father when Jack chases him?

4. Why does Danny use his "shining" to call Hallorann?

5. Where does Wendy find a job after she recovers from her injuries?

Short Essay Questions

1. Jack leaves Room 217 and goes back to the kitchen where Wendy and Danny are waiting. What does he tell them he found in Room 217?

2. What reply does Dick Hallorann get from the ranger station when he calls them, asking that they go check on the Torrances?

3. What happens when the monster invading Jack's body goes into the boiler roo

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

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

6. What does Jack see and hear when he goes to the Colorado Lounge?

7. 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?

8. What does Jack do as he tries to kill Danny, and Danny tells him he is not his Daddy?

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

10. What does Jack continue to scream while he is locked in the pantry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze Jack's final acts in the story.

2) Was his character completely evil in the end?

3) Justify the answer with examples from the story.

4) What alternatives did he have at the climax of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to each of the characters in the novel.

2) Explain the metamorphosis each of them experiences in the final chapter.

3) Describe how the image of Danny's fishing gives hope to both the reader and the surviving characters.

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