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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 is April thinking when she looks at her mother on the plane?

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

5. Soon after the maid comes to the door, Mrs. Corrigan calls Max. Why?

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

3. The first night at the house in Grove City, April has a nightmare. What is it about?

4. The book begins with: "(T)he world as we knew it ended for us on a Tuesday afternoon in May." How does April describe her school day on that Tuesday afternoon in May?

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

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

7. The night after April overhears the phone conversation between Max and Jim, her father calls and talks to his wife. What does April's mother then tell April and Bram? Why is April so upset?

8. After Jim's disappearance, the decision is made to move the family to Williamsburg. What is different about their situation in Williamsburg?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many novels and other works of fiction, the protagonist has a tragic flaw that has a large impact on the story. Define tragic flaw and give three specific examples of April's tragic flaw. With each example, explain how her actions are detrimental to others.

Essay Topic 2

In reference to the plot of Don't Look Behind You,

(1) Why are the events of the story arranged as they are?;

(2) What moves the story along? Is it external action or internal conflicts? Or a combination of both? Support your answer with examples.

Essay Topic 3

Making choices is often a typical teenage dilemma and this concept is very important in Don`t Look Behind You, as April wrestles with what she wants and what she has been told she must do. Giving four examples, show how the author portrays April facing specific dilemmas and the choices she makes. Explain how her choices influence the outcome of the novel.

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