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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did April meet her boyfriend Steve?
(a) At a school meeting.
(b) In English class.
(c) At a Christmas party.
(d) At a barbeque.

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

3. How many children are in the Corrigan family?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

4. What lie does April tell Kim and Larry?
(a) That she is from Washington, DC.
(b) That she is from Durham, NC.
(c) That she is from Atlanta, GA.
(d) That she is from New York City.

5. How does Mrs. Corrigan feel after they arrive at the Mayflower Hotel?
(a) She is relieved they are safe.
(b) She is angry about leaving her home.
(c) She is worried about her husband.
(d) She is exhausted and shaky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Jim take the Corrigans to?

2. Mr. and Mrs. Corrigan are advised not to get their new driver's licenses in Grove City. Why?

3. Why doesn't Mr. Corrigan want his wife to continue with her career in Florida?

4. Who arrives from the U.S. Marshals Service to help the family assume their new identities?

5. How does April's last normal day at Springside Academy end?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Jim's disappearance, the decision is made to move the family to Williamsburg. What is different about their situation in Williamsburg?

2. After April inspects the yard of her new home in Grove City, she starts to walk. Where does she go and what building does she come across?

3. April's reaction to the person at the hotel door is interrupted by Jim, who scuffles with them while the Corrigans listen from inside the suite. Later on, they go out to check and what do they find?

4. After the family learns of what happened to Mr. Corrigan at the trial, Max tells them they must go into hiding. What is the reaction of each of the family members?

5. Rita tells the family that they have to get going asap because someone has contacted their grandmother. What happened and why is Rita concerned?

6. The night after April overhears the phone conversation between Max and Jim, her father calls and talks to his wife. What does April's mother then tell April and Bram? Why is April so upset?

7. The Corrigans have come from a comfortable middle-class home in a nice city to a new house in Grove City. What is their first impression of their new town and home?

8. Who is waiting in the Corrigan house when April and her grandmother arrive home from school? Why is April uneasy about this?

9. The first night at the house in Grove City, April has a nightmare. What is it about?

10. After they arrive at the Mayflower, what restrictions does Jim put on the Corrigans?

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