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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What old behaviors are Jack doing that has Wendy worried?
(a) Picking his eyebrows, biting his nails, spitting
(b) Contradicting, dancing, biting his nails
(c) Laughing, passing out, biting his lip
(d) Anger, profanity, rage, rubbing his lips, silence

2. What is Jack thinking as he gazes at the wasp nest?
(a) Danny will be in danger while playing on the lawn
(b) One of the smallest he has ever seen
(c) Symbolic of his life's experiences
(d) The bug bomb might not be effective

3. Where are Jack and Wendy while the dead woman is strangling Danny?
(a) Arguing
(b) In the equipment shed
(c) In the basement
(d) Sleeping

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

5. Why is Jack mocking George?
(a) Because George is a wimp
(b) Because George stutters
(c) Because George's father is wealthy
(d) Because George is dense

Short Answer Questions

1. What indicates to Wendy that all is not right with Danny?

2. Why is Jack ranting before Danny provides the answer?

3. What does Danny say happened to him in Room 217?

4. As Danny runs to the door, what does he remember Hallorann told him?

5. What does Jack tell Ullman he intends to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to terrify Danny as he contemplates opening the door to Room 217?

2. Describe the woman Danny sees when he enters the bathroom of Room 217.

3. What does Jack discover when he goes to investigate Room 217?

4. What vision does Danny experience when Dr. Bill asks him to try and contact Tony?

5. When Danny comes out of his comatose state, he screams for his Daddy. What does he say and what assumption does Jack make?

6. What does Danny imagine is outside his window after Tony warns him not to go to the hotel?

7. What does Stephen King compare the Torrance family to as they go into the hotel during the snowstorm?

8. Why does Jack compare his life to "The Great Wasp Nest of Life"?

9. What does Danny see on the wallpaper as Ullman gives the Torrance's a tour of the Overlook?

10. What event causes Al Shockley and Jack to swear off drinking?

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