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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. What is the alias of Kurt Dussander?

2. How does the prison find out Andy is missing?

3. What are Todd's weapons of choice?

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

5. What does Todd accuse Kurt of being?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Andy Dufresne incarcerated at Shawshank Prison?

3. Describe The Sisters.

4. Do the prisoners at Shawshank Prison respect The Sisters?

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

6. How does Andy end up escaping from prison?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Apt Pupil: How did you feel about Kurt by the end of the story? Did you want to see him succeed at the end of the story and become successful and find a way out of his situation? Did your opinions of him have anything to do with him being one of the main characters in the story? Even though Kurt was a bad guy, is it hard to watch the main character in a story fall?

Essay Topic 2

The Breathing Method: Emlyn McCarron's story about Sandra Stansfield was very unbelievable. Do you think the story was a complete fabrication or do you believe there was some truth to the story? Explain why you think so.

Essay Topic 3

The Breathing Method: The club at 249B was for men only and was said to be in another dimension. Emlyn's story about Sandra being alive for several minutes after she was decapitated seems to be a made up tale. Why do you think Stephen King would have such an unbelievable tale be told in a club that seems to be in another world or dimension? Justify your answer with examples from the text.

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