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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 does the Overlook tell Hallorann to do when he is in the shed?
(a) To kill Wendy and Danny
(b) To get away from the hotel
(c) To kill himself
(d) To smash the snowmobile

2. What is Hallorann thinking when he goes to the equipment shed to get blankets?
(a) He wishes he didn't have any powers
(b) He thinks that none of this tragedy is Danny's fault
(c) Blood and death fill his mind
(d) He thinks how lucky he is to have met Danny

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

4. Where is Jack standing when he sees the hotel coming to life?
(a) Outside the Colorado Lounge
(b) In the elevator
(c) Outside Room 217
(d) In the lobby

5. What sound awakens the Torrances?
(a) Breaking glass
(b) Howling outside the window
(c) Screams from Room 217
(d) The elevator running up and down the shaft

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say is in the elevator?

2. Halloran points toward the playground and what does Danny see?

3. What is the premonition Hallorann has after getting the call from Danny?

4. What does Danny realize as he lies down to sleep?

5. What does Jack think the hotel will do after he releases the pressure in the boiler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jack see and hear when he goes to the Colorado Lounge?

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

4. What does Danny think about as he and Wendy wait in the bedroom with a kitchen knife in Wendy's hand?

5. What deal does Jack make with Grady if he lets him out of the pantry?

6. How does Hallorann escape from the hedge lion's attack?

7. What does the conversation between Grady and Jack consist of while they are in the Colorado Lounge?

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

9. What reply does Dick Hallorann get from the ranger station when he calls them, asking that they go check on the Torrances?

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

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