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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 does Todd make Kurt do what he wants?
(a) He threatens to shoot him.
(b) He blackmails him.
(c) He begs him.
(d) He beats him up.

2. What does Red Smith drive at the end of the "Rite Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"?
(a) A cab.
(b) A boat.
(c) His old sedan.
(d) A truck.

3. What was unique about the mail Red Smith receives?
(a) He didn't know who it was from.
(b) It only had directions on it.
(c) It only had a phone number on it.
(d) It was blank.

4. What does Andy help the wardens with while in prison?
(a) Financial Advice.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Loan of Applications.

5. Who embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars?
(a) Andy Dufresne.
(b) Sam Norton.
(c) Glenn Quentin.
(d) Red Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Todd force Kurt to do with his Christmas present?

2. Why is Todd's teacher suspicious about his grandfather?

3. Who is said to be able to get prisoners anything they want?

4. What is Normaden's nationality?

5. Where is Andy's innocence confirmed by a fellow prisoner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Andy returns from solitary confinement?

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

3. What does Andy hide for Red Smith to find after he is paroled from prison and why does Andy do this?

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

5. In exchange for helping the guards, what does Andy Dufresne ask for?

6. What happens to Andy when he has a fight with the guard, Sam Norton and why does it occur?

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

8. How does Andy end up escaping from prison?

9. What does Todd give Kurt for Christmas? Why does Todd do this and what does he make Kurt do with the present?

10. Describe how Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption ends.

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