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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. Max Barber, an old friend of her father's, is at the house when April got home. What does Max do for a living?
2. What advice does Tom Geist give the family about their social life?
3. What city does Jim take the Corrigans to?
4. What is April thinking when she looks at her mother on the plane?
5. Who does April's father work for?
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. In Chapter 2, what does Max tell April and Lorelei that sets in motion the events that follow?
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. Jim realizes the family is suffering due to their prolonged stay at the Mayflower. What does he leave the hotel to do?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter 6, what does Max tell the family about what happened to Jim?
8. The family is visited by their U.S. Marshal Florida contact, Tom Geist. He tells them they have to learn to blend in in Grove City. What is one example that he talks about?
9. While Jim is away from the hotel, someone comes to the door of the Corrigans' suite. Who is it and how does April react?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tone refers to the emotional state or attitude of the narrator of a work. As the narrator of Don't Look Behind You, what is April's tone at different stages of the book? Explain the tone, with examples:
1) At the beginning of the book, when life is "normal" in Norwood;
2) When her family is torn away from their lives and then placed into the witness protection program;
3) When and after April realizes she has put her family in great danger; and
4) In the Epilogue.
Essay Topic 2
Coming of age stories are often rife with conflict, as much of adolescence is seen as a time of transition from childhood to adulthood, and the pull from one back to the other. In Don't Look Behind You, April faces a number of conflicts between her own needs and the needs of her family. Give four examples of when she faces this conflict and how she responds to the situations.
Essay Topic 3
Rising action in a story or novel leads up to the climax. It is usually composed of conflict of some sort that will ultimately lead to a climax in the story. List five examples where Duncan introduces conflict into the rising action to lead the story to a climax
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