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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. After the apology about the phone, what does Jim offer to do to break the monotony of watching TV?

2. Jim shows up while the maid is at the door and stops her. What happens next?

3. While in the hotel bedroom, April sees a phone. What does she plan to do?

4. On the Wednesday night at the Mayflower, Mrs. Corrigan gets a call from her husband. What does she tell April and Bram?

5. After leaving the Mayflower Hotel, who does Max take the Corrigans to see in Williamsburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, April describes her world and makes it sound perfect. How does she do this?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. April's reaction to the person at the hotel door is interrupted by Jim, who scuffles with them while the Corrigans listen from inside the suite. Later on, they go out to check and what do they find?

5. Jim realizes the family is suffering due to their prolonged stay at the Mayflower. What does he leave the hotel to do?

6. Who is waiting in the Corrigan house when April and her grandmother arrive home from school? Why is April uneasy about this?

7. 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?

8. After they arrive at the Mayflower, what restrictions does Jim put on the Corrigans?

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

In this coming of age story, April does reach a level of maturity, as we can see by reading the Epilogue. She has had to make choices that she would not have made as the carefree teen she once was. Give two examples that occur in Chapter 14 that show she must accept reality. Explain how her choices reflect her growing maturity and how these choices are different from those she might have made only a few months before.

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