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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 is the premonition Hallorann has after getting the call from Danny?

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

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

4. What is Jack trying to repair to take his family to town?

5. How does Hallorann escape from the hedge lion's attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deal does Jack make with Grady if he lets him out of the pantry?

2. What is Dick Hallorann's reaction when he hears Danny's pleas for help in his head?

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

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

5. What does Jack do when he finds Wendy in the ballroom?

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

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

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

9. What does Danny think about as he and Wendy wait in the bedroom with a kitchen knife in Wendy's hand?

10. What goes through Hallorann's mind when he goes into the equipment shed to get blankets for Wendy and Danny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Jack Torrance and his father.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on one another.

3) How is each character realistic in their struggles with alcohol?

4) How are their roles as husbands and fathers alike or different?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

1) How does Stephen King use images of darkness, grotesque bodies, and the Danny's visions to convey the tone of the novel?

2) How does the weather add to this tone?

3) Justify the answers with examples from the novel.

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