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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 is the terrible dream Danny awakens from?

2. What does Jack do when Wendy goes to see if he is still in the pantry?

3. What fills Hallorann's head as he drives to the Overlook?

4. What does Jack tell Danny when he catches him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Hallorann give to Danny while they are living in Maine?

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

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

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

5. Jack feels Wendy is nagging him when she continues to ask about finding the snowmobile to get away from the Overlook? As Jack dwells on what she has said, what solution does he come up with?

6. Jack goes to the equipment shed and finds the snowmobile. What does he decide to do after he finds all the parts he needs to get the Skidoo running?

7. What do Hallorann, Wendy, and Danny see as they are riding in the snowmobile on the way to Sidewinder?

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

9. What does Jack do when he finds Wendy in the ballroom?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Overlook is the main source of terror throughout the novel. It is mentioned in all parts of the story.

1) Explain the different images King gives of the Overlook as the book progresses.

2) What is the significance of the Overlook in each part of the novel?

3) What three different meanings does the Overlook have for each of the characters: Wendy, Danny, and Jack?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Jack is afraid of being like his father.

1) Describe the accomplishments Jack achieves in his lifetime that makes him different from his father.

2) Explain why Jack's actions in the final sections of the story turn his fears about being like his father into reality.

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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