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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack think was the reason his father killed his mother?
(a) He was out of his mind
(b) He lost his temper
(c) He didn't know what he was doing.
(d) Out of a demand for respect

2. What happens to the boiler as Jack looks over old papers and invoices in the basement?
(a) It starts squealing and clanking
(b) It shuts down
(c) It explodes
(d) It catches fire

3. Who tells Danny to call for Hallorann?
(a) Jack
(b) Wendy
(c) Ullman
(d) Tony

4. Where does Wendy find a job after she recovers from her injuries?
(a) She becomes a teacher in New Hampshire
(b) She works as an assistant cook for Hallorann
(c) Al Shockley finds her a job in Maryland
(d) She gets a job at a school in Maine

5. What does Jack yank out of the snowmobile and throw in the snow?
(a) The magneto
(b) The brake cables
(c) The gas tank
(d) The gearshift

6. How does Jack feel when Wendy asks him how he is going to get them off the mountain?
(a) He slaps her
(b) He laughs angrily, telling Wendy they are snowed in
(c) He apologizes for not making arrangements for getting them into town
(d) He ignores her

7. What excuse does Hallorann tell his boss to get three days off to go help Danny?
(a) That his daughter is sick
(b) That his ex-wife died
(c) That he just found out he has cancer
(d) That his son was shot and in the hospital

8. What does Wendy find when she goes to make lunch?
(a) The front door is open
(b) Jack, on the floor beside the bar
(c) A hedge lion in the lobby
(d) Ullman, on the front steps

9. What is Jack's reaction when Wendy tells him for a second time that they have to get off the mountain?
(a) He tells her he will try to think of something
(b) He tells her he is sorry, but he doesn't know what to do
(c) He says that he will fix the snowmobile
(d) He is angry at her nagging and wants to kill her

10. What blocks Danny's path when he goes to find his father?
(a) The hedge lion
(b) A man in a dog costume who threatens Danny
(c) The dead woman
(d) The fire hose

11. What fills Hallorann's head as he drives to the Overlook?
(a) A terrifying voice, telling him to stay away from the Overlook
(b) The idea of turning around
(c) A bright light
(d) Thoughts of blood and destruction

12. Why does Danny scream when he looks into the bathroom mirror?
(a) He sees the wasps nest in the mirror
(b) He sees REDRUM spells MURDER backwards
(c) He sees the dead woman staring back at him
(d) He sees Jack laughing in the mirror

13. What does Jack announce as he enters the Colorado Lounge?
(a) He says that he has been away but now he is back
(b) He says that he never should have come to the hotel
(c) He says that he is leaving the Overlook
(d) He says that he must be imagining all of this

14. How does Wendy ward off Jack?
(a) She throws a chair at him
(b) She stabs him in the back with a kitchen knife
(c) She hits him with a fireplace poker
(d) She grabs the mallet and hits him

15. What is the premonition Hallorann has after getting the call from Danny?
(a) Death
(b) Evil
(c) Destruction
(d) Goodness

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hallorann forced off the road on the way to the Overlook?

2. Who does Hallorann call for help to check on the Overlook?

3. What does Jack do to Wendy when he finds her?

4. Why can't the rangers check on the Overlook?

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

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