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Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption

Stephen King

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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

Further Study Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

1 of 5
How does Red make himself indispensable to the other inmates?

By breaking up fights
His storytelling
By smuggling things in
His legal knowledge

2 of 5
What is it about Andy that Red admires most?

His tolerance for suffering
His sense of hope
His calculating mind
His ability to adapt

3 of 5
What term does King use for the mysterious quality that Andy seems to have?

Effortlessness
Myth-magic
The Doctrine of Self
Ultra-patience

4 of 5
What do the other inmates misperceive Andy's attitude of reserve and caution as?

Boredom
Dullness
Resentment
Snobbery

5 of 5
Who frequently quotes fire-and-brimstone Bible passages?

Samuel Norton
Byron Hadley
Red
Andy

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1 of 5 How does Red make himself indispensable to the other inmates?

2 of 5 What is it about Andy that Red admires most?

3 of 5 What term does King use for the mysterious quality that Andy seems to have?

4 of 5 What do the other inmates misperceive Andy's attitude of reserve and caution as?

5 of 5 Who frequently quotes fire-and-brimstone Bible passages?

Popular pages: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption

Character List CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

Every Marvel Movie Summed Up in a Single Sentence

A Roundup of the Funniest Greek Mythology Memes on the Internet

11 Quotes That Sum Up the Entire Book

60 YA Movie Adaptations, Ranked

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

1 of 5
How does Red make himself indispensable to the other inmates?

2 of 5
What is it about Andy that Red admires most?

3 of 5
What term does King use for the mysterious quality that Andy seems to have?

4 of 5
What do the other inmates misperceive Andy's attitude of reserve and caution as?

5 of 5
Who frequently quotes fire-and-brimstone Bible passages?