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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wendy react when she realizes that Jack really didn't hurt Danny?
(a) She tries to pretend that she never accused Jack of hurting Danny
(b) She doesn't care that she blamed him
(c) She figures he will hurt Danny sooner or later
(d) She is remorseful for not giving Jack the benefit of the doubt

2. What happens as Danny stands at the bedroom window at 2 AM?
(a) He sees vandals once again puncture VW tires
(b) He sees Jack passed out on the sidewalk.
(c) He hears only soft breezes.
(d) He sees a deserted street

3. What does Jack do when he sees George in the act of vandalism?
(a) Asks the debate class to witness the events
(b) Shouts a vulgarity as George flees the scene
(c) Calls campus security
(d) Disarms him and punches him out

4. As Jack is ready to leave Room 217, what happens?
(a) He smells lavender soap and hears a metallic sound from the bathroom
(b) He sees a hedge lion in the doorway
(c) The door locks before he can get out
(d) He sees blood on the floor

5. What is the important responsibility of the caretaker that Ullman reminds Jack of?
(a) Maintain the playground
(b) Repair the roof
(c) Be sure to check the boiler
(d) Keep the pantry stocked

6. What does Wendy think as she, Danny, and Jack watch the snow fall?
(a) What will become of them?
(b) If Danny will have to go to the doctor
(c) If it will ever be spring
(d) If she can save her marriage

7. What does Jack do when he goes to the Colorado Lounge?
(a) He starts a conversation with Lloyd, the bartender
(b) He sits down and cries
(c) He sits on a barstool talking to his father
(d) He thinks about how much he loves Wendy

8. Why did Danny lock the bathroom door?
(a) He is afraid of the wasps
(b) Tony tells him to
(c) He hears voices coming that way
(d) To keep Wendy out

9. What happens in the hallway that nearly freezes Danny with terror?
(a) Several guest room doors quickly open and slam shut
(b) He hears band music from earlier decades
(c) Hundreds of wasps are at the window
(d) The fire hose nozzle plus a short length fall to the carpet

10. Where does Danny go after he opens the door to Room 217?
(a) To the bed
(b) To the mirror
(c) To the mini bar
(d) Into the bathroom

11. What is student George Hatfield doing when Jack attacks him?
(a) Fondling Wendy
(b) Hurting Danny's arm
(c) Puncturing Jack's VW tires
(d) Cheating during the debate team activity

12. Why is Jack ranting before Danny provides the answer?
(a) The movers broke at least 6 things
(b) Wendy's expensive wristwatch is missing
(c) The VW fuel pump has failed
(d) He cannot locate the trunk labeled

13. What does Jack see in the bathroom of Room 217 the second time he looks?
(a) Nothing again
(b) A woman's shape in the tub
(c) A bathtub of blood
(d) Hallorann's body

14. Why doesn't Danny want to go to his grandmother's?
(a) He knows about the hatred between Wendy and her mother
(b) His grandmother has mean cats
(c) His grandmother's house smells
(d) He doesn't like his grandmother's cooking

15. What is Wendy thinking about the 1926 Overlook elevator?
(a) It is well maintained
(b) It is unsafe
(c) It is too small
(d) It is quaint

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Jack do to the topiary animals if he owned the Overlook?

2. Why is Jack feeling sympathy for Ullman as he says his goodbyes?

3. What does Danny tell his mother when she asks him to ask Tony if they should leave the hotel?

4. What is the background of some guests of the Overlook that Jack reads in an article he finds in the basement?

5. What does Tony do as he stands at the bus stop down the block?

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