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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. How does Danny feel while he sits with his parents in the Overlook lobby?

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

3. What does Jack notice when he hears a noise behind him in the topiary?

4. Why is Jack mocking George?

5. What is the "bad thing" the maid is showing Hallorann?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Danny tell Jack and Wendy once he has gained control of himself?

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

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

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

5. Why does Jack call Mr. Ullman?

6. What incident occurs that causes Jack to dislike the Overlook Hotel?

7. What view do the Torrance's see as they look out the window in the Overlook Hotel?

8. Describe the Overlook's cook, Halloran.

9. What happens to Danny when he concentrates, thinking very hard?

10. What is Jack's gut reaction once Mr. Ullman leaves the Overlook and the Torrance family is left alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to each of the characters in the novel.

2) Explain the metamorphosis each of them experiences in the final chapter.

3) Describe how the image of Danny's fishing gives hope to both the reader and the surviving characters.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

1) Evaluate the relationship between Danny and his mother, Wendy.

2) How does Jack affect their relationship with one another?

3) What is it that causes Wendy to worry so much about Danny?

4) Give examples from the story of how they interact with one another.

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