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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 has some more bad news for the family. What is it?
2. What is going to happen to April's family's dog, Porky?
3. The trial has ended but the family must stay at the hotel. Why?
4. Why is April's father George away?
5. An unfamiliar hotel maid comes to the door while Jim is out. What does she try to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. After they arrive at the Mayflower, what restrictions does Jim put on the Corrigans?
2. 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?
3. After the family gets settled in Florida, life becomes dull. How do the Corrigans pass their time for the next three weeks?
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. April goes behind the building because she hears a familiar sound. What is it and who does she meet there? What does April do?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter 2, what does Max tell April and Lorelei that sets in motion the events that follow?
8. 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?
9. The Corrigans have come from a comfortable middle-class home in a nice city to a new house in Grove City. What is their first impression of their new town and home?
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
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 2
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 3
Explain why the author uses the literary device of exposition in Chapters 1 and 2. Why is it important to "set the stage" so we understand the changes that happen to April by the end of the novel? Give three examples of her use of exposition for this purpose.
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