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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family travel to Florida?
(a) April and her mother take the train, the guys go by plane.
(b) On the same plane.
(c) By train.
(d) Mr. Corrigan and Bram on one plane, Mrs. Corrigan and April on another.

2. Who does Max say the maid at the door really was?
(a) Coach Malloy.
(b) Mike Vamp.
(c) Mark Winnender.
(d) Lucky Luke.

3. What sport is April very involved in?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Basketball.

4. What does Mrs. Corrigan talk bitterly about to Tom Geist?
(a) Her husband putting them all in danger.
(b) Her mother staying behind in Norwood.
(c) Her children being taken out of school.
(d) The family having to move to such an awful place.

5. A few days after arriving in Florida, April meets Abby again. Why is she in Grove City?
(a) She is Kim's stepsister.
(b) She is Sandi's cousin.
(c) She is visiting her grandparents.
(d) She is Larry's stepsister.

6. Why is April astonished that her father would help the FBI?
(a) He hates all law enforcement agencies.
(b) He has severe health problems.
(c) He is hiding his criminal past.
(d) He is not a risk taker.

7. Bram is upset about having his trait disguised, but he is also upset about something else. What is it?
(a) Jim's death.
(b) Leaving his dog behind.
(c) His grandmother not coming with them.
(d) Attending a new school.

8. What does Max tell the family they will have to do?
(a) Go to Washington.
(b) Go to his house.
(c) Go to their grandmother's.
(d) Go somewhere safe.

9. On the Wednesday night at the Mayflower, Mrs. Corrigan gets a call from her husband. What does she tell April and Bram?
(a) They won't be going home on the weekend.
(b) They won't be going home within a month.
(c) They will never return home.
(d) They won't be going home on Friday.

10. What has April just celebrated at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her winning a sports championship.
(b) The first anniversary of dating her boyfriend.
(c) Her boyfriend's birthday.
(d) Her seventeenth birthday.

11. After the apology about the phone, what does Jim offer to do to break the monotony of watching TV?
(a) To buy them a computer.
(b) To buy some board games.
(c) To buy them any junk food they want.
(d) To get permission to let the family use the hotel gym.

12. Why is April's father surprised the U.S Marshals Service wants to settle them in Florida?
(a) It is even hotter than Virginia.
(b) It has a high drug crime rate.
(c) It has very little industry.
(d) It is a retirement destination.

13. Soon after the maid comes to the door, Mrs. Corrigan calls Max. Why?
(a) Jim has been injured in the scuffle.
(b) Bram has disappeared.
(c) There's no sign of the maid or Jim.
(d) April tells them about the letter.

14. What does Max tell April's grandmother that no one in the family can do?
(a) Telephone anyone.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Appear in public.
(d) Leave Norwood.

15. Why does the woman from the U.S. Marshals Service decide not to send the family to California?
(a) George has many relatives there.
(b) They had lived there when they were first married.
(c) Mrs. Corrigan had spoken at a convention there.
(d) George had attended college there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does April's father work for?

2. How is April's relationship with Jim after their confrontation about the phone?

3. A few days after arriving in Florida, April's parents have a huge fight. What about?

4. When the family goes shopping in Grove City for the first time, what does April get her dad to buy for her?

5. Where did April and her family live at the beginning of the novel?

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