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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. What is Kurt doing when he has his health scare?
(a) Helping Todd study.
(b) Killing a wino.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Burying a wino.

2. What kind of family is Todd said to have come from?
(a) All-American.
(b) Abusive.
(c) White Trash.
(d) Stupid.

3. What beings to happen to the winos in "Apt Pupil"?
(a) They are on the news.
(b) They are given money.
(c) They are put into rehab.
(d) They are murdered.

4. Who helps Andy Dufresne set up a false identity?
(a) Jim.
(b) Tommy Wiliams.
(c) Red Smith.
(d) Sam Norton.

5. Why do The Sisters like Andy?
(a) Because he is just like them.
(b) Because they are attracted to him.
(c) Because he can get them out of prison.
(d) Because he is new to prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rita Hayworth's profession?

2. What does Todd accuse Kurt of being?

3. Who is the real murderer of Linda Collins Dufresne?

4. How do Todd's grades change when he moves from junior high to high school?

5. Where is Shawshank Prison located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the postcard that Red Smith receives has nothing on it.

2. Why is Andy Dufresne incarcerated at Shawshank Prison?

3. Describe how Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption begins.

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

5. What is Kurt doing when suffering a medical ailment?

6. What does Kurt do when he realizes he's having a heart attack? Why does he do this?

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

8. What does Andy agree to do for the prison guards and how is he able to?

9. What does Kurt tell Ed French will happen if Todd does not improve his grades?

10. Why does Todd Bowden want to talk to Kurt Dussander?

(see the answer keys)

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