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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 does Wendy vow to do if Danny is in danger?

2. What does Jack have to promise Grady to get him to open the pantry door?

3. What excuse does Hallorann tell his boss to get three days off to go help Danny?

4. Who does Jack begin to blame for all the trouble at the hotel?

5. Where does Dick Hallorann work after the tragedy at the Overlook?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What does Hallorann encounter while he is going to the Overlook on the snowmobile?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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) 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.

Essay Topic 2

The Overlook is the main source of terror throughout the novel. It is mentioned in all parts of the story.

1) Explain the different images King gives of the Overlook as the book progresses.

2) What is the significance of the Overlook in each part of the novel?

3) What three different meanings does the Overlook have for each of the characters: Wendy, Danny, and Jack?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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