View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens right before the fire starts?

2. Why is Sandra judged?

3. Who is the leader of a gang of delinquents in The Body?

4. Where did the friends tell their parents were going?

5. Who pulls a gun during a fight in The Body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the four friends, Chris, Vern, Gordon and Teddy, do while they are on their adventure to find the body of Ray Brower?

2. What does Todd do after he finds out Kurt is dead?

3. Who is Kurt's hospital roommate? How do they know each other?

4. Describe the scene when Sandra goes into labor and arrives at the hospital.

5. Describe the fate of Teddy Duchamp.

6. What is Emlyn McCarron's profession and how does he meet Sandra Stansfield?

7. Describe the club at 249B.

8. Who's dead body causes the four friends, Chris, Vern, Gordon and Teddy, to go on an adventure and what causes this person to die?

9. What happens when Ace Merrill's gang sees Chris, Vern, Teddy and Gordon at the site of Ray Brower's body?

10. Who finds Ray Brower's body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: Violence was a large aspect to the story of "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". Do you think Stephen King depicted the true violence that goes on in real prisons? Justify your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The Body: One of the four friends, Teddy, turns to drugs and alcohol, which leads to his horrific death. Why you think he turned to drugs and alcohol? Justify your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: After Andy Dufresne escapes from Shawshank Prison, he goes to Mexico to live as well as hide. The story ends and we never find out what happens to him. Do you think Andy is ever found by police? Do you think Sam Norton would let Andy's escape go since he knew the truth of his innocence? Justify your answer with what you know about Sam Norton from the text.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 742 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample