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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. Bram is upset about having his trait disguised, but he is also upset about something else. What is it?
2. While in the hotel bedroom, April sees a phone. What does she plan to do?
3. After the Corrigans leave Virginia, how does Vamp try to track down April's mother?
4. What is the first place Max takes the family?
5. What else do the FBI agents say about the case while April is eavesdropping on the phone?
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 6, what does Max tell the family about what happened to Jim?
3. Who is waiting in the Corrigan house when April and her grandmother arrive home from school? Why is April uneasy about this?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. After Jim's disappearance, the decision is made to move the family to Williamsburg. What is different about their situation in Williamsburg?
7. April eavesdrops on a phone conversation Jim is having with Max. What does she overhear?
8. 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?
9. Before they leave Norwood, the family meets Jim Peterson, a retired policeman, who is going to stay with the family. At the beginning of Chapter 3, he takes the family to the Mayflower Hotel in Richmond. How does April describe it?
10. While Jim is away from the hotel, someone comes to the door of the Corrigans' suite. Who is it and how does April react?
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
Mike Vamp is presented as an antagonist in Don't Look Behind You. Explain how the author presents Vamp in a negative light, giving four examples. Why did she choose the name "Vamp" for this character in relation to April's fears? How is this fear resolved at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Define climax as part of the plot structure in literature. Where does the climax occur in Don't Look Behind You? What does it reveal about the purpose of the story?
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