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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. What happens when Jack covers his eyes and then reopens them?

2. What is the last town before Overlook?

3. What is the purpose of the thermostats at Overlook?

4. Who forces reconciliation between Wendy and her mother?

5. What gruesome literary work comes to mind as Danny stands at room 217?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack call Mr. Ullman?

2. What scares Jack as he turns to look at the topiary from the playground?

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

4. Why does Wendy change her mind about divorcing Jack?

5. What does Danny's mother tell him about Tony?

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

7. What does Wendy assume happened to Danny when she sees the red welts around his neck and how does she react?

8. What are the changes Wendy notices in Jack that cause her to worry so much about him?

9. Why does Danny grab the guardrail and become faint when the family is looking at the Overlook Hotel for the first time?

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) Summarize how Stephen King uses local color and imagery to describe the Overlook hotel.

2) Cite descriptive examples of rooms, décor, landscaping, the view, and the weather.

3) Does the imagery King uses depict a clear and accurate picture of the Overlook and surrounding landscape?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the changes in Danny throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he the story progresses?

3) How do his attitudes change as his character develops?

4) Cite examples of the character changes Danny goes through as he lives through each terrifying scene.

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