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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 reaction does the hedge dog have when the Overlook explodes?

2. How do Danny and Wendy react after Jack tells them he found nothing in Room 217?

3. What happens to Lloyd when Jack asks what the manager wants with his son?

4. What happens when Danny tries to call Hallorann for help?

5. What is it that Danny says to get Jack to leave him alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans do Wendy have for the future?

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

3. What do Hallorann, Wendy, and Danny see as they are riding in the snowmobile on the way to Sidewinder?

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

5. What does Jack hope Wendy asks him after he slaps Danny and they get him settled down to sleep?

6. 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?

7. Danny realizes he needs help after Tony explains that he can't come anymore because the spirits in the Overlook won't let him. What does Danny do once he discovers that REDRUM spells MURDER?

8. What does Tony tell Danny while they are in the world away from the Overlook?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What kind of an emotional impact does "the shining" have on Danny and his parents?

2) How does Danny's attitude toward his power differ from the beginning of the story to the end?

3) How does sharing the power with Mr. Hallorann change Danny's view of it?

4) How does Danny use his powers to resolve the conflict in the story?

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze the image of the wasp's nest which Jack finds on the roof of the Overlook and how it comes to life in Danny's bedroom to the mention of a wasp's nest by Hallorann at the end of the story.

2) What does the wasp's nest symbolize?

3) What images does Hallorann use to describe the angry wasps in the Overlook's smoking window?

4) How do these images compare to the images of the wasps in Danny's room?

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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