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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. Why is Red Smith suspicious of Andy wanting a rock hammer?

2. Where does Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption begin?

3. What kind of family is Todd said to have come from?

4. Why does Todd begin having nightmares?

5. What year does Andy escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Andy Dufresne's wife, Linda Collins Dufresne, murdered?

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

4. What happens when Andy returns from solitary confinement?

5. Why does Todd Bowden want to talk to Kurt Dussander?

6. What does Kurt tell Ed French is the real reason for Todd's poor grades?

7. Describe The Sisters.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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