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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. Why does Danny run toward the porch of the hotel when he is playing in the snow?

2. What does Wendy vow to do if Danny is in danger?

3. How do Danny and Wendy try to drown out Jack's screams?

4. Who is it that Danny realizes is chasing him?

5. What does Hallorann see as he turns into the Overlook drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack hope Wendy asks him after he slaps Danny and they get him settled down to sleep?

2. Jack leaves Room 217 and goes back to the kitchen where Wendy and Danny are waiting. What does he tell them he found in Room 217?

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

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

5. What is Dick Hallorann's reaction when he hears Danny's pleas for help in his head?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

1) Analyze Jack's final acts in the story.

2) Was his character completely evil in the end?

3) Justify the answer with examples from the story.

4) What alternatives did he have at the climax of 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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