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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. How old is Todd Bowden?
(a) 13.
(b) 25.
(c) 45.
(d) 16.

2. Who gives Andy a poster of Rita Hayworth?
(a) Sam Norton.
(b) Glenn Quentin.
(c) Bogs Diamond.
(d) Red Smith.

3. Who does Todd hide his real grades from?
(a) Kurt Dussander.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His brother.
(d) His parents.

4. What is Todd's real grandfather's name?
(a) Victor.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Matthews.
(d) Jacob.

5. When Andy meets Red Smith in Shawshank Prison, what does Red refer to himself as?
(a) A go-getter.
(b) A con.
(c) An instigator.
(d) A troublemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country were the concentration camps located?

2. Who is Normaden?

3. Who does Andy confide in about his plans to escape?

4. What does Todd threaten to do if Kurt refuses to do what he wants?

5. What does Andy first ask for in exchange for his help?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first scene of Apt Pupil.

2. What do the nightmares that Kurt and Todd have about the concentration camps cause them to do?

3. Describe Todd's weapon of choice.

4. Why are the causes that lead to Todd failing school?

5. Why does Andy decide to go to Mexico after his escape from prison?

6. Describe The Sisters.

7. Why is Andy Dufresne's wife, Linda Collins Dufresne, murdered?

8. Why does Ed French request a meeting with Todd's parents? What is Todd's reaction?

9. What does Red Smith receive in the mail and what is unique about it?

10. What ailment does Kurt suffer and what could have caused it?

(see the answer keys)

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