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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. What is waiting for the Corrigans when they reach the airport in Florida?
(a) A sealed package with keys and directions to their new home.
(b) A crate of complimentary oranges.
(c) A car.
(d) A U.S. Marshal.

2. What is the new name given to Bram by the U.S. Marshals Service?
(a) Jason.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Joshua.

3. What does Jim forbid Bram and April to use at the hotel in case someone is looking for them?
(a) The hallways.
(b) Room service.
(c) The swimming pool.
(d) The elevators.

4. Max turns the family over to Jim Peterson. What is Jim going to do for them?
(a) Take them to their new home.
(b) Take them to a hotel.
(c) Tell them exactly what is going on.
(d) Give them new identities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first place Max takes the family?

2. How long does the Corrigan family stay at the Mayflower Hotel?

3. Max Barber, an old friend of her father's, is at the house when April got home. What does Max do for a living?

4. How many children are in the Corrigan family?

5. How does the U.S. Marshals Service agent change April's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does April react to the restrictions that Jim imposes on the Corrigans at the Mayflower?

3. While Jim is away from the hotel, someone comes to the door of the Corrigans' suite. Who is it and how does April react?

4. April wakes up to her first morning in Grove City and decides to explore a bit. What is her first impression when she ventures outdoors?

5. After a while at the Mayflower, April realizes she will miss Steve's graduation and she has a tantrum. What does Jim tell her and how does she react?

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

7. The book begins with: "(T)he world as we knew it ended for us on a Tuesday afternoon in May." How does April describe her school day on that Tuesday afternoon in May?

8. April goes behind the building because she hears a familiar sound. What is it and who does she meet there? What does April do?

9. After the family gets settled in Florida, life becomes dull. How do the Corrigans pass their time for the next three weeks?

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

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