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

2. What does Todd tell his parents he's really doing at Kurt's house?

3. Why is Kurt Dussander in hiding?

4. What does Todd find unsatisfying in life in comparison with murdering winos?

5. What are Kurt's weapons of choice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Kurt do in order to keep Todd out of trouble at school? What comes from his actions?

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

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

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

8. How does Andy end up escaping from prison?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Body: What do you think caused three of the four friends to end up with such bad fates? Explain each of the four friends choices throughout the story and explain why things went so wrong for three of them.

Essay Topic 2

The Body: One of the four friends, Teddy, turns to drugs and alcohol, which leads to his horrific death. Why you think he turned to drugs and alcohol? Justify your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Apt Pupil: After the meeting Kurt has with Ed French about Todd's failing grades, Kurt makes Todd study when he visits. What role does Kurt take on for Todd and why might this be important to the objective of "Apt Pupil".

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