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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. Why doesn't April's grandmother want to join them in the witness protection program?
(a) She can't get along with her daughter.
(b) She doesn't want to leave her friends and activities.
(c) She doesn't want to be around April and Bram all the time.
(d) She is too old for such a change.

2. How is April's relationship with Jim after their confrontation about the phone?
(a) She gives him the silent treatment.
(b) Angry and resentful.
(c) Polite but strained.
(d) She cries a lot and begs him to change his mind.

3. Why is April's father George away?
(a) He's in the hospital.
(b) He's involved in a trial.
(c) He's separated from her mother.
(d) He's traveling on business.

4. Where did April and her family live at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Crestwood, Virginia.
(c) Elmwood, Virginia
(d) Norwood, Virginia.

5. How does April's last normal day at Springside Academy end?
(a) She goes home sick.
(b) Her grandmother picks her up.
(c) She cuts class to be with Steve.
(d) She stays at school to finish an essay.

Short Answer Questions

1. The trial has ended but the family must stay at the hotel. Why?

2. How does Mrs. Corrigan feel after they arrive at the Mayflower Hotel?

3. Max turns the family over to Jim Peterson. What is Jim going to do for them?

4. Tom Geist gives Mr. Corrigan the key to his new business. What kind of business is it?

5. What is April's reaction to being taken away from her home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, the narrator, April, tells the reader about her world. What does she tell us about her family?

2. Jim realizes the family is suffering due to their prolonged stay at the Mayflower. What does he leave the hotel to do?

3. The family is told they will have to become part of the federal relocation plan to protect witnesses whose lives are threatened. How does Max explain how this works?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 1, April describes her world and makes it sound perfect. How does she do this?

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

8. 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?

9. The day after learning they won't be going home soon, Jim brings them a newspaper that has a story about her father's involvement in the drug smuggling. April is shocked that her father would take such risks. Who or what does her mother blame her father's involvement on?

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

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