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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. Within a few days of arriving in Florida, April has to get used to a big change. What is that?
(a) There are few teenagers in town.
(b) Her new high school.
(c) The family having a lot less money.
(d) They move to a two-bedroom apartment.

2. 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 U.S. Marshal.
(d) A car.

3. 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) The family having to move to such an awful place.
(d) Her mother staying behind in Norwood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving the Mayflower Hotel, who does Max take the Corrigans to see in Williamsburg?

2. An unfamiliar hotel maid comes to the door while Jim is out. What does she try to do?

3. After Jim leaves to arrange a way to break the monotony, April feels guilty. Why?

4. Who does April's father work for?

5. What has April just celebrated at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Lorelei has shown up at school and takes April home. Who is Lorelei and what does April tell the reader about her in Chapter 2?

6. 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?

7. April eavesdrops on a phone conversation Jim is having with Max. What does she overhear?

8. Tom Geist also suggests something be done about Bram. What is it?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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