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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. How does Todd plan to hurt Kurt?

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

3. What does Red Smith drive at the end of the "Rite Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"?

4. Who leaves Byron Hadley an inheritance?

5. Who are The Sisters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Kurt Dussander hiding in America?

3. Describe Andy Dufresne's prison cell.

4. Describe the first scene of Apt Pupil.

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

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

7. What do Todd's parents think of him?

8. Why is Andy Dufresne incarcerated at Shawshank Prison?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: Shawshank Prison is full of corrupt wardens. What made the wardens corrupt? Why do you think the prison tolerated corrupt guards? If Tommy Williams had never been transferred to a different prison and Andy was given another trial in order to prove his innocence, do you think Andy would have been set free?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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