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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 Todd's grandfather say will come meet with Ed French if Todd's grades do not improve?

2. What reason does Todd's grandfather give Todd's teacher for Todd's flunking grades?

3. Who is in the paper for killing winos?

4. What do Todd's parents think about him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kurt make Todd do after the meeting with Ed French? Why does this happen?

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

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

4. How does Andy keep his plans for escaping a secret?

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

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

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

8. What happens when Andy returns from solitary confinement?

9. How does Andy end up escaping from prison?

10. What do the nightmares that Kurt and Todd have about the concentration camps cause them to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Body: Teddy is abused by his father when he returns from the war by having a hot plate held to his ear. His father is then sent to a military hospital.

1) Why do you think Teddy's father hurt him and do you think it had anything to do with his involvement in the war?

2) Even though Teddy was hurt by his father, he strongly sticks up for him if he is spoken poorly of. Why do you think this is?

Essay Topic 2

Apt Pupil: In the story Todd and Kurt both have nightmares due to the stories Kurt tells of the concentration camps.Do you think Kurt was wrong for being blackmailed by such a young person and do you think he had any way out of the situation? Do you think Kurt should have tried to cover up some of the things that went on at the concentration camps due to Todd's age, even though Todd wanted to know all of the details? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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