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

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

3. Because they have to stay on at the hotel, April has a tantrum and Jim calls her immature. What does he tell her he will do about the phone?
(a) He will tell the hotel not to put any calls through from their suite.
(b) Remove the phone from their suite.
(c) Allow her to make one call a day.
(d) Tap it so he knows if she makes any calls.

4. Later during their first full day in Grove City, what movie does April take her brother to see?
(a) Song of the South.
(b) Jurassic Park.
(c) The Chipmunk Adventure.
(d) Aladdin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does April do to show her anger at Jim over phoning Steve?

2. April finds out more information on what happened to her father the day after he phones her mother. How does this happen?

3. Max tells the family that they will probably be part of the Federal Witness Security Program. What is Mrs. Corrigan's reaction?

4. April picks up the phone and hears her mother talking to Max. What does she overhear?

5. What grade is April in?

Short Essay Questions

1. April thinks she will be home for Steve's graduation, but she is wrong. They stay at the Mayflower for two and a half weeks. How does each family member react to this prolonged stay?

2. Five days after their first meeting with the U.S. Marshal Rita Green, she comes back with their new identities. Where will the family be going and what will April's new identity be?

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. 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. A few days after April's anger at Jim, she starts to feel guilty about how she spoke to him. He suggests a truce -- and tells her she is acting dumb but she is not stupid. What is one reason April decided to apologize?

6. Rita Green, the U.S. Marshal who is going to help the family with their relocation, suggests they go to California. Why is this idea discarded?

7. 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?

8. Tom Geist also gives Mr. Corrigan the keys for his new business. What is the name of it and what kind of business is it?

9. Before they leave Norwood, the family meets Jim Peterson, a retired policeman, who is going to stay with the family. At the beginning of Chapter 3, he takes the family to the Mayflower Hotel in Richmond. How does April describe it?

10. In Chapter 6, what does Max tell the family about what happened to Jim?

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