@Test (timeout = 3000)
public void testShutdownThread() {

  Thread thread = new Thread(sampleRunnable);
  thread.start();
  boolean ret = ShutdownThreadsHelper.shutdownThread(thread);
  boolean isTerminated = !thread.isAlive();
  assertEquals("Incorrect return value", ret, isTerminated);
  assertTrue("Thread is not shutdown", isTerminated);
}