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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to make April's first night in Grove City miserable?
2. What surprises April when she returns home to Lemon Lane from her first walk around Grove City?
3. What does April consider the "high-point" of the day at the Mayflower?
4. Max tells the family that they will probably be part of the Federal Witness Security Program. What is Mrs. Corrigan's reaction?
5. Angry about being banned from using the hotel phone, where does April go to avoid Jim?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. While Jim is away from the hotel, someone comes to the door of the Corrigans' suite. Who is it and how does April react?
3. 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?
4. April eavesdrops on a phone conversation Jim is having with Max. What does she overhear?
5. 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?
6. After she is called to the counselor's office during her typing class, who does April see waiting for her? How does she react to this?
7. Jim realizes the family is suffering due to their prolonged stay at the Mayflower. What does he leave the hotel to do?
8. In Chapter 2, what does Max tell April and Lorelei that sets in motion the events that follow?
9. 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?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the recurring secondary themes in Don't Look Behind You is the concept of isolation. Giving five examples from the novel, show how April's identity and her isolation have an impact on each other. Analyze how this is resolved or not in the Epilogue.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how dialogue serves as an device to enhance:
(1) exposition;
(2) characterization;
(3) foreshadowing; and
(4) resolution.
Give one example from the book that illustrates each of these elements.
Essay Topic 3
The concept of survival is important in Don't Look Behind You. Not only must the characters survive physically, they fight for the survival of their identity. Citing two specific examples, show how the following characters are fighting for their survival in one way or another:
(1) April;
(2) Mrs. Corrigan;
(3) Mr. Corrigan.
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