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

2. What does Andy help the wardens with while in prison?

3. Who resigns after Andy's escape?

4. Why is Kurt afraid of Todd?

5. How does Todd plan to hurt Kurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Kurt's stories about the concentration camps cause?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Andy decide to go to Mexico after his escape from prison?

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

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

10. Why is Kurt Dussander hiding in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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